March 11, 2015
UM Today Week at a Glance
This Week's Headlines
 

Take your place as we build our university together

The collective goal of the month-long Faculty, Staff and Retirees Campaign is $600,000

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Research Strategic Plan

New plan outlines key areas for strategic investment

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Indigenous Awareness Week

A week-long exploration and celebration of Indigenous teachings and pathways

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Mini U revises summer program dates

Session 1A programs cancelled, two-day School’s Out Play Days program added

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President’s response to CAUT report on Faculty of Architecture

‘Processes intended to protect individuals and academic freedom'

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Health Sciences Town Hall informs and excites

New academic structure comprised of four vice-deans

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Faculty of Architecture receives positive review from CACB

Accreditation summary statement by Canadian Architectural Certification Board announced to packed house

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Partners in space

Magellan Aerospace and the U of M unveil new Advanced Satellite Integration Facility

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Canadian study on aging gets funding boost

$41.6 million grant for longitudinal study investigating the complexities of the aging process

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Visionary conversations on happiness draws crowd

If you missed it, read all about evening's lively discussion here

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Free office assessments for staff

Occupational therapy students practice, you win!

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Upcoming Events
 

Indigenous Literacy and Literacy Practices: Maori in the 19th Century

Wednesday, Mar. 11 | 2:30 to 4 PM | Quiet Room, 111 St. John's College

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Visiting creative writers from the Orkney Islands on shared Northern Scotland/Manitoba history

Wednesday, Mar. 11 | 5:30 to 6:30 PM | Cross Common Room, 108 St. John's College

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Celebrating the Criterion release of Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum

Wednesday, Mar. 11 | 7 PM | Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre, St John’s College

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Social Aspects of Human-Robot Interaction With Professor Jim Young

Thursday, Mar. 12 | 1 PM | Media Lab, 233 University College

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Food Production for Enough Healthy Consumption

Thursday, Mar. 12 | 3 PM (Refreshments at 2:30 PM) | Richardson International Auditorium , 172 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Rd.

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Feminist and Queer Review Launch Party

Thursday, Mar. 12 | 5 to 8 PM | 108 St. John’s College

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Sustainable Food Systems Workshop

Friday, Mar. 13 | 1:30 to 4:30 PM | Pembina Lounge

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“Telling Stories: Narrative Analysis in Sociological Research”

Friday, Mar. 13 | 1:30 to 2:30 PM | 335 Isbister

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Harlyn Thompson Lecture by Teddy Cruz, co-director of Center for Urban Ecologies and the Blum Cross-Border Initiative

Monday, Mar. 16 | 6 to 7:30 PM | Centre Space (Architecture), Russell Building

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Black Hole Theatre production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Mar. 17 to 28 | See times | Black Hole Theatre

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