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Edward P. Pitblado and hockey team

U of M’s Olympians of yesteryear

February 19, 2018 — 
To celebrate the 2018 Olympic Games, we scoured the archives to find alumni who competed over the decades

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Vaughn Karpan (#19) competes against Russia at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. //Photo from the Canadian Olympic Committee.

No Olympics, hockey career, without U of M

February 15, 2018 — 
He’s scouted some of the most recognized faces in the NHL. But long before he began his career off the ice, Vaughn Karpan [BA/85] was making a name for himself on the ice at the U of M’s Max Bell Centre

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Noted author, professor Jack Ludwig dies at 95

February 14, 2018 — 
1944 Arts grad expelled after publishing anti-war poem, generating international attention

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(L-R) Dr. Jacky Baltes at the opening ceremonies for the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary; Venla Hovi brings her Bison pride, and gloves, to the ice in Pyeongchang. // Photo by @VenlaHovi on Twitter.

Olympians among us

February 13, 2018 — 
Venla Hovi and Professor Jacky Baltes are two Olympic athletes who call the U of M home

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Malcolm Doupe is still fascinated with using computers to dig into data sets, exposing patterns and correlations that can be used to inform health policy.

Driven by data

February 2, 2018 — 
When Malcolm Doupe was a graduate student, he got his first glimpse at how databases can be probed to reveal new evidence about people’s health

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"Fathers of Confederation" By Robert Harris

Reconciliation through Recognition lecture postponed

January 31, 2018 — 
Phil Fontaine and Kathleen Mahoney's lecture will be rescheduled at later time

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A student poses in front of a photographer for a free headshot at the Career Fair

Free LinkedIn Headshots at the Career Fair

January 16, 2018 — 
Great opportunity for students and alumni to enhance profiles

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New book explores legacy of architecture firm behind iconic Winnipeg buildings and neighbourhoods

January 9, 2018 — 
They were all graduates of the School of Architecture at the University of Manitoba.

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Voting is open for the alumni representative on the University of Manitoba Board of Governors

Board of Governors nominations now open

January 8, 2018 — 
Alumni are invited to help make a difference in the lives of students with a seat on the Board of Governors

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Internationally renowned authority on mineralogy and crystallography, Riddell Faculty of Earth, Environment and Resources professor Frank Hawthorne was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada

Alumni and faculty appointed to the Order of Canada

January 2, 2018 — 
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette announced new appointments to the Order of Canada, including U of M alumni and faculty

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