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Flag lowered for Walter Stephen Good : Campus News

August 12, 2024 —  The flag on the Administration Building will be lowered on Aug. 13, 2024, in memory of Walter Stephen Good.

St. John's College News

Making the world more than just a place : Network News

August 12, 2024 —  The Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Director of the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, and Senior Fellow at St John’s College focuses on the relationships between people and territories and how we might live in ways that support Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice.

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Extended Education News

Get ready to live your best life with lifelong learning : Network News

August 12, 2024 —  “It’s in our hands to choose what is best for us, to seek out what we find interesting and fulfilling. We can be proactive and make choices, taking ownership of our lives and careers, choosing what we would like to learn and where we would like to go, so we can live as well as possible.” - Ute Kothe

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Brian Cobie stands alongside his players on the sidelines

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

Brian Dobie announces retirement at the conclusion of the 2024 football season : Campus News

August 10, 2024 —  Brian Dobie, Head Coach of the Manitoba Bisons football team, announced today he will retire after the conclusion of the 2024 season.

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A cover crop grows between the rows of a field crop.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Western Producer: Cover crops pose challenge for Prairie farmers : Network News

August 9, 2024 —  Cover crops can provide benefits, but incorporating them into other cropping systems, especially when growing herbicide-tolerant crops including canola, can be a challenge.

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Grain truck loads a bin

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Manitoba Co-operator: Farmers needed for grain bin bug study : Network News

August 9, 2024 —  Researchers from the University of Manitoba want to know about bug problems in stored grain.

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Shad student in a chemistry lab.

Faculty of Science News

Empowering the future generation – Shad Manitoba : Network News

August 9, 2024 —  This year, in July 2024, Shad Manitoba inspired young minds, showed them the potential of pursuing an education at UM and presented them with opportunities all around Manitoba.

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group picture including Star Wars characters for world premiere of Star Wars-Ojibwe version at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall on Aug. 8, 2024

What’s up on Disney Plus: Premiere of Star Wars: A New Hope – Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Version : UM in the News

August 9, 2024 —  A good overview of the official premiere of Star Wars (Anangong Miigaading), A New Hope, held last night at the Centennial Concert Hall on Aug. 8.

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Irish Examiner: 11 things science says you can eat and drink to help avoid high blood pressure : UM in the News

August 9, 2024 —  UM research around Kidney beans is cited in this round-up article by the Irish Examiner and the how science research is helping people to avoid high blood pressure.

Joel Nichols stands in his basement art studio, surrounding by tools and ceramics

The Rhode to 100 : The Magazine

August 8, 2024 —  UM has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any other university in western Canada. Artist Joel Nichols, our 100th recipient and the first ever from the School of Art, invites us into the creative complexities of his world

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