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A drawing of planet Earth in space, with spikes emanating from the planet so that it resembles the coronavirus.

Op-ed: And then came COVID-19

November 2, 2020 — 
Researchers from the University of Manitoba’s departments of psychology and clinical health psychology explore commonly held storylines

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Wpg Free Press: Doctors call for provincewide lockdown

October 30, 2020 — 
UM professors pen open letter with their colleagues

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Free Press: Pandemic highlights widespread societal ageism

October 28, 2020 — 
Dr. Michelle Porter weighs in

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Acquisition International: Alumna named best wealth management businesswoman

October 26, 2020 — 
Asper Alumna named Canada's best wealth management businesswoman.

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UM has two COVID-19 vaccine candidates under development

October 19, 2020 — 
A feature story on CBC notes that more than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19,

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CBC: Mental health and health care workers

October 14, 2020 — 
Psychology professor provides insights

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Forbes: Imperative Messages From The World Food Programme’s Nobel Peace Prize: Remembering Frank Shefrin’s Role

October 13, 2020 — 
Hersh Shefrin reviews the history of the World Food Programme and how it got its start with the help of a 1934 grad from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.

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Washington Post: Authoritarian Nightmare

October 2, 2020 — 
Retired psychology professor's book getting noted

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Airship flying over Canada's North

Financial Post: Forget the Hindenburg!

October 1, 2020 — 
Our ban on hydrogen airships is misguided and needs to be revoked, prof argues

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US ag giant acquires company started at UM

October 1, 2020 — 
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, a Winnipeg grain storage research and product development company that started out in a UM electrical engineering lab has been acquired by AGCO, a U.S.-based multibillion-dollar agricultural equipment company.

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