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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

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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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What’s in a Magazine?

October 26, 2021 — 
A look back at early iterations of our UM alumni publication

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Voices of Pandemic Past

April 16, 2021 — 
The personal stories of rural Manitobans in the fight of their lives, uncovered by alumnus Wayne Chan

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A portrait of Yvonne Brill.

A Space of Her Own

September 29, 2020 — 
The extraordinary life of alumna Yvonne Brill, whose expertise went far beyond beef stroganoff

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Retro UM

November 4, 2019 — 
With the launch of the university’s new logo, we go back in time to explore its changing look.

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Hometown Headlines

May 2, 2019 — 
With 90 years of The Winnipeg Tribune now digitized—we hear from its last editor-in-chief about the day the newspaper folded.

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The Allure of the Rare

October 24, 2018 — 
They're among a mere few in the world—explore rare reads in the U of M archives.

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Maybe Tomorrow

October 24, 2018 — 
Tapes from the iconic TV show The Littlest Hobo are among the memorabilia that director and UM alumnus Allan Eastman donated to Archives & Special Collections.

Tales from the Trading Floor

May 1, 2018 — 
Memorabilia from Monty Hall’s iconic gameshow days find a home at the U of M.

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