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Brenda Austin-Smith.

CBC Manitoba: Walt Disney-owned ABC has indefinitely stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live

September 19, 2025 — 
Walt Disney-owned ABC has indefinitely stopped airing Jimmy Kimmel Live over remarks he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. CBC's Faith Fundal speaks with a local media expert about censorship in comedy, and the impact this could have on other TV shows.

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CBC Manitoba: Pumpkin spice and everything nice

September 18, 2025 — 
The official start to fall is just around the corner. UM's Dr. Sonia Bookman, Associate Professor and Department Head of Sociology and Criminology, talks to CBC about her chapter contribution "Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Marking the Seasons with Brands" in the book, Seasonal Sociology: 2nd Edition

Dr. Christopher Adams, rector of St. Paul's College. Photo taken December 15, 2021 (University of Manitoba)

Faculty of Arts

CTV Winnipeg: The Keystone Province – Politics and Governance in Manitoba

September 12, 2025 — 
UM's Adjunct professor in Political Science, Christopher Adams told CTV Winnipeg about his new book, The Keystone Province: Politics and Governance in Manitoba, that  takes readers through the province’s political history, key debates and the institutions shaping its future.

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The Free Press: Falling Walls competition showcase for university students’ business ideas

September 11, 2025 — 
Students and recent grads at the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg and Brandon University took part in the Manitoba edition of a Falling Walls Competition on Sept. 10, for a shot to go present their science or business-focused idea in November at the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin, Germany which draws other competitions from 60 other nations across the globe.

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Brenda Austin-Smith.

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Hollywood Remakes and Reboots

September 5, 2025 — 
Hollywood Remakes and Reboots

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The 2025 Bisons head logo on a brown background with Bison detailing

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

3 Down Nation: University of Manitoba Bisons undergo rebrand, unveil new logo

September 3, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba Bisons undergo rebrand, unveil new logo

A woman holding laptop leans against a wall, with computer servers for artificial intellegence on the other side.

CityNews Winnipeg: Educators adapting to increased use of artificial intelligence in the classroom

September 3, 2025 — 
As a new school year begins, many educators, and students, are adapting to the rapidly growing world of artificial intelligence.

Welcome Day 2022

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Why We Get Nostalgic at Back to School

September 3, 2025 — 
Why We Get Nostalgic at Back to School

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Corn field as the sun begins to set

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Grainews: Catching a landscape before it crashes

September 2, 2025 — 
Using simulations to study landscape resilience

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Portrait of Adam King, Labour Studies

Faculty of Arts

Global News: Strike wave in Canadian labour: What’s fueling unrest?

September 2, 2025 — 
Strike wave in Canadian labour: What’s fueling unrest?

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