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Woman wearing mask uses laptop for medical appointment. // Image from Pixabay

UM researchers to advance knowledge of COVID-19 impacts and improve health outcomes

March 12, 2021 — 
One year after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, additional research is needed to understand and address persistent issues related to COVID-19 and the threat of future coronavirus and other infectious disease outbreaks

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New precision health ‘All for One’ network for the Prairies

March 9, 2021 — 
'Genomics has enormous potential to improve Canadians’ lives and to advance post-pandemic economic recovery'

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There are mounting calls for a boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. // AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record

March 8, 2021 — 
'Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing have become part of the political debate on how the Canadian government should respond to the Chinese government’s treatment of the Uyghurs'

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Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. // Image from Library of Parliament

Two monumental projects to impact our understanding of who, and where, we are

March 3, 2021 — 
Researchers at the University of Manitoba are receiving a combined $4.7 million in funding for two projects

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The NCTR is restructuring its archives, including many historical Indigenous images

NCTR reimagines what its archives can be, and do

March 3, 2021 — 
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) undertakes a project to restructure and decolonize its data

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As a matter of fact, they do sweat the small stuff

March 3, 2021 — 
A newly-funded particle physics experiment may be able to look into the structure of individual electrons—particles that have so far been indivisible

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People wearing masks.

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Pandemic fallout

March 1, 2021 — 
Newcomers and Indigenous people shoulder heavier burden

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Preventing unintended disaster

March 1, 2021 — 
A UM team is starting a novel study to see if our cautionary measures are enabling a disaster somewhere else

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Digitizing archives can make information more accessible, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. // Shutterstock

For the record: Digitizing archives can increase access to information but compromise privacy

March 1, 2021 — 
'Given the ubiquity of digital technologies today, creating archives of born-digital records must be our most urgent priority — including records created during the COVID-19 pandemic'

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On the wing

March 1, 2021 — 
How birds changed their migrations during lockdowns

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