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A child with their arm in a cast to the elbow.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Medscape Medical News: Social factors are associated with higher risk of serious injury in kids, UM study finds

June 20, 2025 — 
For children, living in a rural area, being born to a teen mother, and being part of a family that receives income assistance are three factors associated with an increased risk of traumatic injury requiring hospitalization, a new UM study has found.

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Portrait of Barry Prentice

Asper School of Business

The Free Press: Secure ties now or risk being left behind

June 19, 2025 — 
Manitoba needs to appoint trade expert to set up shop in Washington, says prof

dezeen magazine: Thom Fougere designs for G7 summit

June 18, 2025 — 
UM Environmental Design alum, Thom Fougere created a series of commemorative tables for the G7 summit held recently in Alberta. He is used to be the creative director for EQ3 for a decade before becoming an independent designer, brought on to create the table by Manitoba-based 1x1 Architecture.

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Bare trees stretch towards a blue sky with fluffy clouds and pine trees in the background.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

CBC Manitoba: Expect hotter-than-usual weather this summer as Manitoba battles wildfire season, experts say

June 16, 2025 — 
Drier conditions possible too, but likelihood of that is less certain

Premier Wab Kinew on election night.

Faculty of Arts

The Free Press: NDP popularity rising as Tories fade: poll

June 16, 2025 — 
Rural support for government swells to 50 per cent

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Dr. Alex Crawford

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

CityNews Winnipeg: Warmer weather expected to worsen wildfire conditions in Manitoba

June 13, 2025 — 
Warmer weather expected to worsen wildfire conditions in Manitoba

Adele Perry, the director of CHRR at UM.

Faculty of Arts

The Free Press: From humility back to hubris?

June 13, 2025 — 
After somewhat facing up to its colonizer legacy, the uncertain fate of Indigenous artifacts in the Hudson’s Bay Co.’s Corporate Collection raises ethical questions

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community mailboxes

Faculty of Arts

The Canadian Press: Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members

June 13, 2025 — 
Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up for a vote by union members

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Scrabble tiles spelling out the words: mental health. // Image from Piqsels

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Flin Flon Online: Wildfire evacuees’ mental health a concern according to Northern Health Region

June 13, 2025 — 
Wildfire Evacuees mental health a concern according to Northern Health Region

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Professor Tami Jacoby Department of Political Studies

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Local reaction to Canada’s sanctions on two Israeli ministers

June 12, 2025 — 
Local reaction to Canada's sanctions on two Israeli ministers

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