Think You Know UM? (Part III)

A hand moves a chess piece on a board set in the Arctic with the words 'From climate change strategists to chess grandmaster'

Think You Know UM? (Part III)

July 8, 2024 —
Reacquaint yourself with the University of Manitoba with this third installment of surprising facts. And then impress your friends at your next dinner party with your UM IQ

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June 19, 2024 —
It might not be very Winnipeg-like to blow our own horn, but we’re proud of our herd of students, faculty and alumni and their impact in Manitoba, big and small. Check out our second installment of surprising UM trivia

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A collage of a beluga whale, a bird, a paper airplane and a UM flag with colourful shapes in the background

Hello, Summer

June 19, 2024 —
From paddle boarding with belugas in Churchill to birding on the Fort Garry campus—our list of summertime activities with a UM connection brings your Manitoba staycation to life

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A close up photo of Residential school Survivor Levinia Brown

A Place of Hope

May 31, 2024 —
What does it mean for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to have a permanent home to call its own? Everything. Survivors of residential schools share their truths and vision for a new building as the Winnipeg Foundation announces a lead gift

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A rocket shoots into the air from a canola field with the phrase written From inventing canola to improving the rocket thruster

Think You Know UM?

May 16, 2024 —
Grow your UM IQ with this first installment of intriguing facts that set Bisons apart

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Researcher Ties Boerma is framed between two structural elements, sitting with his hands on his lap.

Progress Through Partnership

March 5, 2024 —
UM researchers work with community to transform public health policy in India and northern Manitoba

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The Truth About Trauma

September 27, 2023 —
Physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté explores the complexities of unhealed wounds, and why the country needs a permanent home for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

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Murray Sinclair poses against a white wall.

Truthteller

May 2, 2023 —
Alum Murray Sinclair, who’s listened to thousands of personal stories of suffering and survival, shares his own. Why the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission chooses joy over anger.

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Culture Shift

April 18, 2023 —
Alum Jeff Liu played a starring role in a unique business experiment that brought Chinese workers to middle America, captured in the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory. As president of a global auto-glass company, he had a window into a world of clashing cultures, humanity in the workplace, and what it takes to get ahead.

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A collage image of a person in a racing car travelling toward a bright set of concentric circles.

Driven

March 22, 2023 —
What does it take to be among the elite who design the world’s fastest, most aerodynamic or climate friendly cars? Two alumni offer insights from the vanguard of automotive engineering.

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