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Asper School Professors Honoured at the 2025 Associates Awards

December 10, 2025 — 
Asper School Professors Chi Liao, Sean Buchanan, Mohammad Eslami, and Wei Wang were celebrated during the 2025 Associates Awards.

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Staying a Busy Body with BComm Student Daniel Eng

December 8, 2025 — 
Daniel Eng has done it all at Asper - from exchange to case competitions - and he's still pining for the next adventure.

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Business, with a Twist

December 4, 2025 — 
At the Rod Senft Family Business Conference, leaders shared their ideas about how to merge the emotional landscape of family with business.

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The 2025 Asper Holiday Gift Guide

December 3, 2025 — 
Shoes like you’ve never seen. Bisons clothing that will have distant relatives calling to “borrow” it. Winnipeg’s best spots for unforgettable cuisine. What do they all have in common? They come from Asper alumni!

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Portrait of assistant professor Kiran Pedada

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Winnipeg Free Press: Doorways to nostalgia

December 1, 2025 — 
What’s going on with advent calendars? “I think this proliferation of luxury advent calendars is pretty much related to nostalgia marketing,” says Dr. Kiran Pedada, associate professor in the marketing department at the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba.

Portrait of Barry Prentice

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CBC’s The Current: If flying is miserable, who’s to blame?

December 1, 2025 — 
Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor and Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), discussed civility in air travel and whether a "golden era" of air travel can be restored.

Associate professor Chi Liao, Asper School of Business.

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Winnipeg Free Press: Missed credit card payment numbers on rise in Manitoba: Equifax

November 27, 2025 — 
“Based on this information, it seems like younger people are feeling a lot of financial stress,” said Dr. Chi Liao, associate professor of finance at the Asper School of Business, who studies household finances.

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Thinking Human at Reg Litz Teaching Day 2025

November 25, 2025 — 
At Reg Litz Teaching Day, Asper School of Business Faculty explored how to think human-centered amidst AI's increasing impact on the classroom.

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Unlocking Innovation with the Startup Coach Program

November 24, 2025 — 
Startup Coach Ben Isakov at the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship has guided more than 250 students find clarity, confidence, and a sense of community through their startup business.

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Sean McDonald teaches within the Business Administration Department at the Asper School of Business

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Global News: Canadian productivity deteriorates

November 23, 2025 — 
The bank of Canada warns that a 'vicious circle' of low business investments over the last few decades is costing the average Canadian. Experts say this productivity decline is a factor in Canada's affordability struggles, echoed by Sean MacDonald, Sessional Instructor at the Asper school of Business at the University of Manitoba.

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