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Faculty of Law News
CBC’s 2017 Massey Lecturer concerned with doing the right thing : Network News
October 19, 2017 — Organizers of Robson Hall’s Distinguished Visitors (DV) Lecture Series were pleased to have hosted Dr. Payam Akhavan, the 2017 CBC Massey Lecturer, to kick off the year’s first DV lecture on Monday, October 16, 2017.
Op-ed: Stop naming mass murderers in the media! : UM in the News
October 19, 2017 — The media can play a role in helping prevent future tragedies by not giving the perpetrators what they want. They can refuse to publish the names or photos of the people who commit these crimes.
President Barnard’s address to graduands at the 50th Annual Fall Convocation : Fall Convocation 2017
October 19, 2017 — 'Today we celebrate success at the end of a journey and opportunities on the path ahead'
Heinz Bohnet Travel Award for post-docs in endocrinology and metabolic disease : Campus News
October 19, 2017 — The awardee must have presented a lecture or poster at an international or national conference/workshop during the period April 1, 2017, to September 30, 2017, or has been selected to present a lecture or poster at a conference/workshop during the period October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.
Beware of Manitoba’s ‘vampire’ : Campus News
October 19, 2017 — It’s out there. Lurking, ready to feast on the blood of its victims, like the mythological vampire
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
Recreation Services hosts NIRSA Canadian Regional Conference in November : Network News
October 19, 2017 — Recreation Services and the University of Manitoba are pleased to host the NIRSA Canadian Region Conference from November 2-4, 2017.
The Pain. The Progress. : HIV research 2017
October 19, 2017 — The University of Manitoba’s partnerships in Nairobi have helped to demystify HIV resistance among sex workers and inform policy that’s curbed the spread of the virus worldwide. Meet five people at the front lines in Kenya. The scientist. The doctor. The student. The women surviving the epidemic.
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My World : Magazine Archive
October 19, 2017 — Three alumni living overseas—in London‚ Istanbul and Tel Aviv—tell us how they’re making these global hubs their own, and what the state of the world looks like just outside their window.
Wild Things : Magazine Archive
October 19, 2017 — They’re accustomed to the questions, You work where? and You do what? U of M biologists trek to secluded corners—from the Amazon to the Arctic—to reveal hidden relationships and unknown habits in the animal kingdom, giving conservationists the insights to protect species as our global climate changes.
The Social Experiment : Magazine Archive
October 19, 2017 — Everyday people are turning into researchers and putting human behaviour on view for all to see‚ and scrutinize. How are these experiments—often delivered through social media channels—challenging everything we thought we knew about ourselves?