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Meet Katherine Boyer, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Creative Works category

May 17, 2021 — 
Katherine Boyer uses a variety of mediums to re-frame and re-activate historical Métis objects, while also creating new artworks which contribute to Métis material culture.

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Meet Joan Durrant, the 2020 Dr. John M. Bowman Memorial Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Award winner

May 17, 2021 — 
Joan Durrant is known and respected throughout the world for her research on violence against children.

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Meet Ken Jeffries, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Natural Sciences category

May 17, 2021 — 
Ken Jeffries’ research seeks to help protect aquatic systems so that future generations can benefit from the abundant aquatic resources in Canada.

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Meet Christine Kelly, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Health Sciences category

May 17, 2021 — 
Christine Kelly’s research examines how policies, programs and activism influence the distribution, experiences and outcomes for those with ongoing care needs, especially older people and people with disabilities.

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Meet Noman Mohammed, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Applied Sciences category

May 17, 2021 — 
Noman Mohammed uses sophisticated computational tools to address data privacy and security issues for emerging technologies.

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Meet Natalie Riediger, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Interdisciplinary category

May 17, 2021 — 
Natalie Riediger aims to disentangle complex brain circuits to determine how cells are wired together and how local blood flow ensures proper energy supply to these cells.

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Meet Jill Stobart, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Health Sciences category

May 17, 2021 — 
Jill Stobart aims to disentangle complex brain circuits to determine how cells are wired together and how local blood flow ensures proper energy supply to these cells.

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Meet Ee-Seul Yoon, 2020 Rh Award Winner in the Social Sciences category

May 17, 2021 — 
Ee-Seul Yoon’s research sheds timely and critical light on the marketization of K to 12 schools, one of the most under-researched areas of educational reforms in Canada.

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Apply to help UM become more age-friendly!

May 7, 2021 — 
New funding open to faculty and staff to make UM more age-friendly

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Photo shows yellow taxi lights on roofs of taxis vehicles at night. // Image from Lexi Anderson/Unsplash

How Uber drivers avoided — and contributed to — the fate of taxi drivers

May 7, 2021 — 
Countries around the world are wrestling with whether to classify Uber drivers and other gig economy workers as independent contractors or employees

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