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Catherine-Grace Peters and family at Pride 2019

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June is Pride month, its history rings loud and proud

June 16, 2020 — 
To commemorate Pride this year, the Pride flag will fly over the UM Fort Garry campus from June until Pride Winnipeg’s virtual celebration in September.

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Brayden Schindell is working in the Kindrachuk Lab on understanding viral outbreaks

COVID-19: Lessons learned from viral outbreaks

June 12, 2020 — 
What did health professionals learn about dealing with viral outbreaks from the Ebola epidemic of 2018?

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Delia Douglas

Stand up, show up, listen up

June 11, 2020 — 
Delia Douglas is the the anti-racism practice lead in the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. She shares her disturbing personal experience with racism.

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UM faculty editorials on current issues

June 11, 2020 — 
Three recent editorials by UM faculty in the Winnipeg Free Press attest to the breadth and scope of our thought leaders regarding pressing concerns of today’s world.

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An oil slick on a test lake showing a reflection of a forest

Vote for Tyler Black in the Science Exposed photo contest

June 11, 2020 — 
Public voting is open for the 2020 Science Exposed People’s Choice Award and Riddell graduate student Tyler Black needs your votes

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Why do wildlife matter?

June 11, 2020 — 
A UM environmental science student decided to turn her Honours thesis into a short film with an original soundtrack. The project went so well that she is now continuing it within her Master’s thesis.

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Beautiful summertime shot of the Admin Building, taken for Instagram by @s.faarisphotos

Summer enrolment up at UM, and all via remote delivery

June 10, 2020 — 
Summer Term undergraduate enrolment is up at the University of Manitoba in 2020.

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Kaitlyn Duthie-Kannikkatt

Bowl of soup leads student to win academic award

June 9, 2020 — 
Grad student now works in southern Bolivia studying how small-scale farmers are restoring the use of traditional seeds

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Anti-racism activism must mean more than hashtags

June 8, 2020 — 
UM law student Chimwemwe Undi, a poet and spoken word artist living on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, explained why social media movements such as the recent #BlackoutTuesday did not accomplish its goal of raising awareness

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A message from the Vice-President (Administration) on VPP days

June 5, 2020 — 
Lynn Zapshala-Kelln shares details about the voluntary Vacation Purchase Plan

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