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Merging Business and Hockey Skills with Asper Student-Athlete Andrew Boucher

October 2, 2025 — 
On the surface, hockey skills don't seem adaptable to business. But to Andrew Boucher, Asper student-athlete, there's countless ways to bring your sport into the classroom. And then into the boardroom.

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Winnipeg’s Classic 107: UM students rally for people living with cystic fibrosis in annual Shinerama campaign

October 1, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba students will hit the streets on Thursday to raise funds and awareness for people living with cystic fibrosis. It's all part of Shinerama, an annual event that involves 20,000 student volunteers from 36 Canadian post-secondary institutions

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Asper Co-op Summer Wrapped

September 29, 2025 — 
This summer, Asper co-op students brought their excellence out of the classroom and into the boardroom.

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Learning Alongside Community

September 25, 2025 — 
Alum Nathan Maertins shares his Asper MBA experience, where he assisted in the building of the recently-opened Sagkeeng First Nation Supported Health Complex

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IGNITE 2025 Honours Gail Asper

September 22, 2025 — 
The Young Associates welcomed new Asper students to the business community by celebrating the achievements of Gail Asper

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The Growing Battle Between Products and Brands

September 11, 2025 — 
Kiran Pedada, Asper Associate Professor of Marketing, publishes an FT50-ranked paper in the world-renowned Journal of Marketing Research.

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Exploring the Ideas that Keep Executives Up at Night

September 8, 2025 — 
James W. Burns Executive Education Centre offers new programming to keep business leaders in touch with the Asper School by talking about modern business challenges

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Turning a passion project into a side hustle business

September 5, 2025 — 
With help from the Stu Clark Centre’s Side Hustle Course, UM alum Emily Thoroski turned her passion for science and music into The Environmental Musician.

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Seeing the Supply Chain as a Chain of Relationships

August 20, 2025 — 
Asper Professor and Director of Sustainability Minelle Silva publishes a years-in-the-making research article in FT50-ranked publication

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Split photo. A man standing in front of a plane and another with his arms crossed smiling with no background behind him.

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2025 VIBE Award Recipients announced, honouring outstanding Indigenous entrepreneurs

August 14, 2025 — 
This year’s VIBE Awards take place November 6, 2025. The two recipients are Cody Gonsalves of Purposeful Movements Ltd. and E. Oliver Owen of Amik Aviation.

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