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UM Press launches two books exploring the Indigenous experience

January 17, 2020 — 
One explores the traditional Anishinaabek lifeways in the context of art and Residential School, and the other examines Indigenous resurgence within cities. 

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A woman holding laptop leans against a wall, with computer servers for artificial intellegence on the other side.

Building equitable AI for public health

January 17, 2020 — 
Training next generation to close gap in AI and health inequalities

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Canadian money. // Photo: KMR Photography/flickr

We need to modernize how we measure national wealth

January 16, 2020 — 
First, how expansive do we wish to define unpaid work?

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Mental health and wellness resources for students

January 15, 2020 — 
Information on a range of resources available

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo

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White fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism

January 15, 2020 — 
This year’s Robert and Elizabeth Knight Distinguished Visiting Lecturer is Dr. Robin DiAngelo

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New Academic Jobs – January 15, 2020

January 15, 2020 — 
New Academic Jobs - January 15, 2020

Letter from Masanjia poster

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Fim Screening: Letter from Masanjia

January 15, 2020 — 
The film tells the story of what happened when a desperate SOS letter penned by a political prisoner turns up in Halloween decorations sold in Oregon

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Summer on campus

Provide your feedback on potential changes to the Summer Term academic schedule

January 14, 2020 — 
Two forums are scheduled for students, faculty and staff to hear more about potential changes to the Summer schedule starting in 2021

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Flag at half-mast at Tier Building

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Moment of silence to honour victims of plane crash

January 14, 2020 — 
At noon on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the University of Manitoba will join other universities across Canada in holding a moment of silence to honour those lost in the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 tragedy in Iran

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Lotfallah Shafai standing in front of a satelite.

CBC: One of Winnipeg’s first Iranians didn’t try to convince people to move here, but they followed him anyway

January 13, 2020 — 
Prof. Lotfollah Shafai is a pioneer — an unintentional one, perhaps — of Winnipeg's Iranian diaspora, which now numbers in the several thousands

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