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Op-ed: Agricultural innovation key to sector growth

April 4, 2019 — 
The government of Canada emphasized that the agri-food industry’s potential would only be realized through a concerted innovation mindset. So, what does innovation look like in the ag sector?

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Wpg Free Press: U of M team believes method can quickly, accurately diagnose bipolar disorder, depression

April 4, 2019 — 
"What we’d like to do is commercialize this thing, if possible."

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U of M’s Evelyn Forget selected for Donner Prize shortlist

April 2, 2019 — 
As the Donner Canadian Foundation has announced, Evelyn Forget an economist and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, has made the short list for the Donner Prize

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Global/CJOB: Civil engineering prof says U of M studying pothole problem at pavement lab

March 28, 2019 — 
'Potholes are an ongoing problem for Manitoba drivers, but some of the province’s top thinkers are looking for an academic solution'

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Wpg Free Press: U of M announces recipients of honorary degrees

March 28, 2019 — 
Each year, the University of Manitoba bestows honorary degrees upon individuals who have achieved acclaim for their advancement of culture, communications, education, administration, scholarship, leadership philanthropy, mentorship, or business

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Israel Idonije honoured by Governor General

March 27, 2019 — 
Israel Idonije has received a Meritorious Service Decoration the Governor General of Canada

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Op-ed: Caregiver Recognition Act falls through cracks

March 26, 2019 — 
April 2 is Caregiver Recognition Day in Manitoba. Although the provincial government began to legislate support for them in 2011, the momentum seems to have been lost, leaving caregivers to continue to toil relatively unseen and unhelped.

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Wpg Free Press: A healthy alternative to Doritos? Yes, peas

March 22, 2019 — 
Teams of budding food scientists and nutritionists from the University of Manitoba duke it out to see who has created the tastiest and most marketable new food product

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Op-ed: Listening to advocates important

March 15, 2019 — 
'It is our job as a society to make sure that we are doing all we can to promote the best interests of our children, all of our children.'

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Wpg Free Press: Bisons’ Rieder an all-Canadian

March 14, 2019 — 
University of Manitoba Bisons blue-liner Erica Rieder has been named a U Sports first-team all-Canadian

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