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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Grainews: How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans : UM in the News

September 17, 2024 —  How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans

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Czynara Gerard Patio and Maya Blair standing in a hallway at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Occupational therapy program welcomes largest class to date : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  The College of Rehabilitation Sciences welcomed 55 new occupational therapy (OT) students at a ceremony on Bannatyne campus on August 26. The class size increased by five from previous years, and next year will increase again to 60 incoming students. 

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View of the Desautels Concert Hall stage from the upper back of the hall with audience members in their seats.

Experience the new Desautels Concert Hall : Campus News

September 17, 2024 —  The new venue is being christened with this sevent-concert series showcasing diverse musical styles that highlight the versatility of the acoustically designed space.

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A woman looks at two computer screens containing information about the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Project aims to help researchers dig into Manitoba population data : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  A UM research unit that houses one of the world’s richest repositories of population data has embarked on a project to make this “big data” more user-friendly for researchers.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Winnipeg Free Press: Bee’s needs Entomology student’s research, photography aims to help save ‘one of the most important’ bugs on the planet : UM in the News

September 17, 2024 —  Bee’s needs Entomology student’s research, photography aims to help save ‘one of the most important’ bugs on the planet

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School of Art News

School of Art on the passing of Deanna Shawneen “Shawn” Anderson : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Deanna Shawneen Anderson, affectionately known as Shawn, on August 27, 2024, at the age of 84, after a brief battle with cancer. Shawn served as the Administrative Assistant at the School of Art (SoA), University of Manitoba, from the mid-1970s until her retirement in 2000.

Faculty of Arts News

The Conversation: Free menstrual products matter to support equity, but so do adequate facilities and sinks : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  Over the past years, activists have made important gains in the effort to provide people who menstruate with adequate and free supplies.

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Asper School of Business News

Dr. Suzanne Gagnon receives unanimous renewal of Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  Since 2018, Suzanne Gagnon has served Canada Life Chair of Leadership Education and director of the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, UM’s centre for leadership knowledge and education, housed at the Asper School of Business. In July 2024, Gagnon's role as Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education was unanimously renewed. 

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Med student, inclusion advocate recognized by Canadian Medical Hall of Fame : Network News

September 17, 2024 —  Tooba Razi has received a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) award

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS The University of Manitoba Indigenous Birding Club goes on weekly walks to King’s Park to bird.

Winnipeg Free Press: Bird is the word. Birding a low-stakes pastime to get out in nature : UM in the News

September 16, 2024 —  Bird is the word Birding a low-stakes pastime to get out in nature

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