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President Michael Benarroch speaking on stage the Faculty Recognition Reception 2023.

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Announcing the Merit Award Recipients of 2023

September 5, 2024 — 
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Merit Awards. Merit Awards are awarded to faculty members for their outstanding achievements in teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service in three different categories.

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A team of rowers in their boat

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Olympic lessons help to support the next generation of athletes

August 28, 2024 — 
The CSCM started in 1999 as a legacy of the 1999 Pan American Games and has been working to develop high-level Manitoban athletes since.

Michèle Sung kneeling during a wheelchair basketball game

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Bisons head coach helping lead the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team in Paris

August 19, 2024 — 
Canada's senior women's wheelchair basketball national team will open their Paris 2024 Paralympic competition on August 29 in a game against China. Alongside them will be Bisons women's basketball head coach Michele Sung.

Brian Cobie stands alongside his players on the sidelines

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CTV Winnipeg: U of M Bisons football head coach to retire

August 13, 2024 — 
U of M Bisons football head coach to retire

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Brian Cobie stands alongside his players on the sidelines

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Brian Dobie announces retirement at the conclusion of the 2024 football season

August 10, 2024 — 
Brian Dobie, Head Coach of the Manitoba Bisons football team, announced today he will retire after the conclusion of the 2024 season.

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The Bisons women's volleyball team celebrates on the sidelines after a basket

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Building a healthier community through competitive sports

August 8, 2024 — 
Curt Warkentin says Bison Sports continually works to build an inclusive, safe and competitive system centered around the welfare and well-being of all their student-athletes.

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An aerial look of Fort Garry campus buildings and people walking on walkways.

UM to formalize freedom of expression guidelines

July 31, 2024 — 
Community feedback and participation welcome

Bison Kelsey Wog // Photo credit: Kevin Jarrold / Swimming Canada

Wog dives into second Olympic appearance

July 29, 2024 — 
It’s the final countdown for former Bison student-athlete Kelsey Wog as she prepares to enter the pool for one last competion in the women's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

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Bike cage at the Active Living Centre

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New secure bike parking opens at the ALC

July 29, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, has opened a new secure bike parking facility at the Active Living Centre (ALC).

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Headshot of Dean Douglas Brown

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CBC Manitoba: Olympics historian explains why people love the Olympics so much

July 26, 2024 — 
Olympics historian explains why people love the Olympics so much

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