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Winnipeg Free Press: Agreement with Ontario university allows midwifery students to complete studies

August 8, 2016 — 
The University of Manitoba and Education and Training Minister Ian Wishart announced on Friday it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with McMaster to offer admission to midwifery students who had completed their first year of Manitoba's Midwifery program

Image from iStock/Leonardo Patrizi.

CBC: As Canada’s Olympic medal wins have climbed, so have obesity rates

August 5, 2016 — 
Dean Kriellaars, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, was interested in seeing whether there was any relationship between the Olympics and activity levels in the general population

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Winnipeg Free Press: Ditch rail, build a road

August 3, 2016 — 
U of M professor discusses an all-weather road to Churchill

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Canadian Lawyer: Aimée Craft named to Top 25 Most Influential 2016 – Young Influencers list

August 2, 2016 — 
Canadian Lawyer recently released its list of the top 25 most influential young influencers in the justice system, which includes Aimée Craft, assistant professor from the University of Manitoba's Robson Hall, Faculty of Law

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Globe and Mail: Ottawa rewrites mandate for screening arms exports

August 2, 2016 — 
Andrea Charron, a member of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba, said export controls have arguably always been about balancing businesses interests and Canada’s national interests

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The Atlantic: The Sad Ballad of Salad

July 28, 2016 — 
Salads today would probably be classified as a health food before a “ladies’ food,” but research shows that people tend to think of healthy food as feminine, anyway.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Port of Churchill closes

July 26, 2016 — 
The Port of Churchill has been shut down and will not ship any grain for the first time since the Second World War

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Globe and Mail on Dudes Club’s unique approach to healing

July 25, 2016 — 
The Dudes model is unique, says Barry Lavallee, director of the Centre for Aboriginal Health Education at the University of Manitoba

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CBC: Health Canada on Winnipeg using years-old malathion

July 22, 2016 — 
University of Manitoba Soil Science professor Annemieke Farenhorst says expiry dates on chemicals make sense.

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Free Press/Sun: Crime up in 2015: police, experts weigh in on why

July 21, 2016 — 
Two sociologists weigh in

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