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Bisons Kicker Maya Turner makes history, becoming the first woman to play and score in Canadian U sports.

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

3 Down Nation: Trailblazing kicker Maya Turner leads Canada West all-stars : News

November 4, 2024 —  Trailblazing kicker Maya Turner leads Canada West all-stars

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Justice Murray Sinclair

The University of Manitoba mourns Justice Murray Sinclair : Network News

November 4, 2024 —  Canada’s truthteller has died at age 73

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Asper School of Business News

Spring forward = fall back? : Network News

November 4, 2024 —  In his latest research publication, Asper Assistant Professor and F. Ross Johnson Fellow of Marketing Harsha Kamatham focuses on the impact of a single hour.

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Inside the VR model

Price Faculty of Engineering News

CTV National News: Construction robots : UM in the News

November 4, 2024 —  CTV National News: Construction robots

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David Gerhard photo by Gavin Boutroy Radio Canada

Faculty of Science News

CBC Cross Country Checkup: Artificial Intelligence | Ask Me Anything : UM in the News

November 3, 2024 —  CBC Cross Country Checkup: Artificial Intelligence | Ask Me Anything

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A Naha team hockey player. Photo by Alana Paterson. www.alanapaterson.com

Faculty of Law News

Winnipeg to Host The Hockey Conference 2025 : Network News

November 1, 2024 —  The Hockey Conference is a biennial event dedicated to fostering dialogue and igniting critical scholarship by bringing together a diverse group of hockey scholars, sports leaders, industry professionals, and community members. The twelfth conference will take place at The Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, from June 17-19th, 2025.

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Faculty of Law News

Seven Law alumni honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medals : Network News

November 1, 2024 —  The Faculty of Law proudly congratulates seven of its alumni who were chosen by The Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba to receive King Charles III Coronation Medals. These distinguished individuals were among the 55 outstanding Manitobans who were honoured at a formal ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building on October 24, 2025.

Graduands standing in the atrium at Bannatyne campus for convocation. A colourful piece of Indigenous artwork can be seen in the background encircling them.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Rady Faculty dean urges new grads to ‘take flight’ in their careers : Network News

November 1, 2024 —  As the sun shone brightly into the Brodie atrium at Bannatyne campus for fall convocation on Oct. 31, Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, asked the graduates of four health programs to take inspiration from the mural by Anishinaabe artist Blake Angeconeb that surrounded them. 

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Dr. Kevin Campbell, wearing a lab coat.

Faculty of Science News

How studying shrews and bats can help us develop treatments for diastolic heart disease : Network News

November 1, 2024 —  “The story just seemed too perfect. It was just too ideal to go from the smallest mammals with the highest heart rates on the planet, to potential therapeutic applications to humans”, says Dr. Kevin Campbell, professor at the department of biological sciences at the University of Manitoba. Campbell has done research on the comparative physiology and evolution of mammals ranging from the smallest shrews to the largest whales over the past two decades and has published his recent findings in the multidisciplinary journal Science.

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Cattle graze in a field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Cattle Country: University of Manitoba researchers are exploring perennial cropping strategies to reduce GHG emissions on-farm from a multi-disciplinary perspective. : Network News

November 1, 2024 —  The new project is called LEAP (Leveraging Ecosystems to transform Agriculture on the Prairies) and Manitoba Beef Producers are among several industry partners supporting the initiative.

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