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A child plays among coca leaves in the Pichari district, Ayacucho deparment, Peru.

From Seeking Narcos to Seeking Peace at UM

February 22, 2024 — 
Grad student and former marine Omar Tejada turns his lived experience during the war on drugs into research to protect children in “cocaine valley”

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How Do I Spot Fake News?

January 12, 2024 — 
Veteran journalist and UM instructor Cecil Rosner on deciphering fake news in a world of fast media and AI

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Test Your Knowledge of 140 Years of UM Medicine

December 20, 2023 — 
Uncover fascinating facts about the Max Rady College of Medicine’s evolving history as it marks a milestone

A still from Eternal Spring, in which a character runs in a dark alley while glancing behind them with a look of fear.

Harnessing Change

November 17, 2023 — 
Alum Judith Cheung, associate producer of the documentary Eternal Spring, is building a career raising awareness of atrocities in China. The film, a former Oscar candidate, also serves as a teaching tool for UM students.

Animated illustration of flowers emerging upward from the veins and arteries of a heart.

What Happens When We Donate our Body to Science?

November 17, 2023 — 
What happens when we donate our body to science? We posed the question to Alexa Hryniuk, assistant professor in UM’s department of human anatomy and cell science.

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A Northern Light

October 20, 2023 — 
From showcasing Arctic life to millions of followers on Tiktok to representing Inuvik in international fashion, to helping others heal from trauma—this UM student says it’s about bringing her voice, culture and community to the world.

Jen Gunter stands in an outdoor garden between flowers and a brick wall.

What Everyone’s Talking About

June 5, 2023 — 
From a myth-debunking physician who calls out the Kardashians to a structural engineer who swapped blue prints for baking

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Makeover via Manikin

February 24, 2023 — 
See how simulation is transforming the way we teach nursing

Maya Turner poses in her uniform in a photograph overlaid on a bright yellow background.

Field Goals

February 1, 2023 — 
Bisons kicker Maya Turner in the national spotlight after becoming first woman to play in a regular-season university game

A historic black and white photograph of students swimming in vintage swimsuits.

Lost Spaces

December 20, 2022 — 
From campus bunkbeds for napping to diving boards for cannon-balling into the river, long-forgotten UM haunts surface in virtual tour

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