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Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Associate Vice-President (Partnerships).

Price Faculty of Engineering News

CBC Manitoba: City of Brandon ‘closely watching’ river level, forecasts amid flood warning

April 17, 2024 — 
City of Brandon 'closely watching' river level, forecasts amid flood warning

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Jason Kindrachuk

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

The Telegraph: Mutated strain of mpox with ‘pandemic potential’ found in DRC mining town

April 17, 2024 — 
Mutated strain of mpox with ‘pandemic potential’ found in DRC mining town

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

CTV Saskatoon: Saskatoon exterminator says cockroaches live ‘everywhere you go’

April 17, 2024 — 
Saskatoon exterminator says cockroaches live 'everywhere you go'

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Flag lowered for Owen Sinkins

April 17, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on April 19, 2024, in memory of UM student, Owen Sinkins.

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New Academic Jobs – April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024 — 
New Academic Jobs - April 17, 2024

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Faculty of Arts News

Toronto Star: Should Canada have its own missile defence system? Trudeau’s defence minister won’t rule it out

April 16, 2024 — 
Should Canada have its own missile defence system? Trudeau’s defence minister won’t rule it out

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Winnipeg Free Press: Funding fostering future talent

April 16, 2024 — 
Funding fostering future talent

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New EFAP offers diverse mental health resources for UM employees

April 16, 2024 — 
Starting May 1, the University of Manitoba is switching from Telus Health to Kii by CloudMD for their Employee and Family Assistance Program. EFAP is a program available to all UM employees and provides free access to mental health and wellness services.

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The Conversation: How self-compassion can help activists deal with stress

April 16, 2024 — 
Why are activists, who are so passionate about their social justice work, so often burned out by those very causes? We don’t often think about activism as a form of labour, but it is. Research on the activists that make up social justice movements suggests that the pressures of activist work, can cause them to experience serious consequences to their own mental well-being.

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Canada Goose

Geese who’s back

April 16, 2024 — 
Respect the goose: Cohabiting with campus wildlife

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