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Spring Convocation 2025: A Call for Convocation Ambassadors : Network News

April 1, 2025 —  Spring Convocation ceremonies are coming up, June 4 – 6, 2025 at the Fort Garry Campus and the best way you can help is by signing up as a convocation ambassador (formerly knowns as usher).

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A yellow Elections Canada sign with the word VOTE on it in bold letters placed in the grass along a sidewalk.

Faculty of Arts News

CTV Winnipeg: St. Boniface-St. Vital ‘more in play’ but Liberals could have edge : UM in the News

April 1, 2025 —  People living in the St. Boniface-St. Vital riding will have a new MP after election day, and history shows it could come down to two candidates.

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Warren Bernauer has been volunteering with the Igloolik HTA for the past year. He said the Nunavut communities he's spoken to believe year-round shipping from Steensby Inlet could be too much. (Submitted by Warren Bernauer)

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

CBC North: Nunavut hunters urge for reassessment as Baffinland eyes 2026 construction of Steensby rail : UM in the News

April 1, 2025 —  The project was approved more than a decade ago. Hunters say a lot has changed since then

School of Art News

The Free Press: The Right Place: Drop-In Art Studio Co-founded by School of Art Sessional Builds Creative Community : Network News

April 1, 2025 —  On Wednesday nights, The Third Place, co-founded and School of Art Sessional Instructor Alana MacDougall, becomes a drop-in studio, where artists of all mediums and abilities are invited to work on their projects in the company of others.

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Photo of students around a boardroom table at the 2023 Grad Student Thesis Writing bootcamp

Students News

Winter 2025 graduate thesis writing retreat : Network News

April 1, 2025 —  The Academic Learning Centre, in partnership with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, is hosting an intensive 2-day writing retreat designed to help graduate students progress in writing their theses/dissertations. Each day starts with a short workshop on writing faster, managing procrastination, and developing a consistent writing routine.  Attendees will be provided with a quiet space, writing tutor support (if needed), beverages and snacks each day, and lunch for one of the days.

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Dr. Alistair Brown

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Analytical chemist explores contaminant impacts on water and soil quality : Health matters: people and planet

April 1, 2025 —  Dr. Alistair Brown joined the Department of Soil Science as Manitoba Analytical Solutions (MASS) Lab Director and Assistant Professor.

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Photo of Dr. Christopher Adams who has been re-appointed as the rector of St. Paul's College.

Faculty of Arts News

Winnipeg Free Press: PPC close to full slate in Manitoba, Greens gathering signatures, but neither will elect member, professor says : UM in the News

March 31, 2025 —  PPC close to full slate in Manitoba, Greens gathering signatures, but neither will elect member, professor says

Mickael Gier in Spain

Donor Relations News

International experiences shape the future of business leaders : Network News

March 31, 2025 —  Donor support empowers students like Mickael to learn from diverse peers, gain fresh perspectives on business and life, and thrive in a globally connected world.

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A yellow Elections Canada sign with the word VOTE on it in bold letters placed in the grass along a sidewalk.

Faculty of Science News

CBC North by Northwest: Professor David Gerhard on the use of AI in the upcoming election : UM in the News

March 31, 2025 —  Professor David Gerhard on the use of AI in the upcoming election

Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, associate professor and Head of the Indigenous Studies department

Faculty of Arts News

CTV Winnipeg: How the U of M is helping to revitalize Indigenous languages : UM in the News

March 31, 2025 —  How the U of M is helping to revitalize Indigenous languages

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