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Brian Cobie stands alongside his players on the sidelines

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

CTV Winnipeg: U of M Bisons football head coach to retire

August 13, 2024 — 
U of M Bisons football head coach to retire

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pea size hail stones in a pile in someone's hand

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CBC Daybreak Alberta: Atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, and severe weather

August 12, 2024 — 
As residents in western Alberta clean up after a recent hail storm, CBC Radio talks to atmospheric science professor from UM and member of the Northern Hail Project, John Hanesiak, about the fickle nature of this weather phenomenon and why it's getting more severe.

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Joel Nichols stands in his basement art studio, surrounding by tools and ceramics

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The Rhode to 100

August 8, 2024 — 
UM has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any other university in western Canada. Artist Joel Nichols, our 100th recipient and the first ever from the School of Art, invites us into the creative complexities of his world

Faculty of Science News

Scientific American: Mathematicians Reinvent the Wheel in Higher Dimensions to Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem

August 8, 2024 — 
Mathematicians Reinvent the Wheel in Higher Dimensions to Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem

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Neil McArthur

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CTV Winnipeg: Controversial contract in tow for Winnipeg towing company

August 7, 2024 — 
Neil McArthur, the director of the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba talks to CTV Winnipeg on whether a recently awarded contract to a towing company by the City of Winnipeg is a conflict of interest.

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New academic jobs – August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024 — 
New academic jobs - August 7, 2024

A collage of a dinosaur skeleton, a building, a paper airplane and a UM flag with colourful shapes in the background

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Hello, Summer

August 6, 2024 — 
Check out these UM-inspired ideas for your 2025 summer plans, from hidden gems to new twists on Manitoba must-sees

A hand moves a chess piece on a board set in the Arctic with the words 'From climate change strategists to chess grandmaster'

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Think You Know UM? (Part III)

August 6, 2024 — 
Reacquaint yourself with the University of Manitoba with this third installment of surprising facts. And then impress your friends at your next dinner party with your UM IQ

Associate Professor, Curator, Roughley Museum of Entomology, Jason Gibbs

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Now Toronto: ‘Healthy addition to a balanced diet,’ Canadian entomologist explains why eating fish flies could be good for the environment

August 2, 2024 — 
‘Healthy addition to a balanced diet,’ Canadian entomologist explains why eating fish flies could be good for the environment

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Glaciologist, assistant professor Karen Alley.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News

CTV Winnipeg: Studying an Antarctic ice shelf

August 1, 2024 — 
Studying an Antarctic ice shelf

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