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Dr. Marcia Anderson presents at the 2024 Marjorie Ward Lecture : Conversation starters

February 9, 2024 —  Dr. Marcia Anderson has spent a lot of time thinking about how anti-racist and social justice change will happen in the health care system and has advocated for cultural interventions in health care for many years. On March 11, the change-maker and Vice-Dean of Indigenous health, social justice and anti-racism in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will present the Marjorie Ward lecture.   

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Faculty of Education News

Celebrating Excellence in Education: Ellen Thompson : Network News

February 9, 2024 —  Recently received the Faculty of Education Alumni Association’s Excellence in Teaching Awards for Senior Years Teachers.

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Faculty of Law News

Winnipeg Free Press: First Nation files legal claim over 150-year-old Treaty 4 : UM in the News

February 8, 2024 —  First Nation files legal claim over 150-year-old Treaty 4

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Neil McArthur, director of the centre for professional and applied ethics at the University of Manitoba (photo CBC)

Faculty of Arts News

CBC Manitoba: Caspian on the hook for $21.5M after city drops claims against other defendants in Winnipeg police HQ case : UM in the News

February 8, 2024 —  Caspian on the hook for $21.5M after city drops claims against other defendants in Winnipeg police HQ case

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Faculty of Arts News

Fair treatment for an overlooked group of refugees : Network News

February 8, 2024 —  Nabil Iqbal is a Master of Human Rights student and a 2023-24 recipient of a Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics (CPAE) Graduate Fellowship. He is keenly interested in finding ways to help improve the rights of an often overlooked refugee group – those who are forced to move across borders because of the threats to their homeland from climate change.

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Alumni News

In memory of one of our own: Julie Mikuska [BA/80] : Network News

February 8, 2024 —  A tribute to the former Executive Director of UM Alumni Relations from a fellow alum

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The Conversation: Black men’s mental health concerns are going unnoticed and unaddressed : UM in the News

February 8, 2024 —  Protesters in Winnipeg recently took to the streets to demand accountability after police shot and killed a 19-year-old Black university student on New Year’s Eve. Afolabi Opaso was an undergraduate student from Nigeria studying economics at the University of Manitoba.

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Students discuss career options with a professional at a career fair booth.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Showcase highlights opportunities for senior nursing students : Network News

February 8, 2024 —  The College of Nursing held a showcase with Manitoba health-care employers for fourth-year students entering their senior practicum on Jan. 26 at the Pinnacle Club at Princess Auto Stadium.

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Faculty of Law News

Desautels Centre shares inaugural Report on Business Law and Private Enterprise : Network News

February 7, 2024 —  The Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law has released an important research-based report highlighting current critical factors to the interaction of private enterprise and business law in Manitoba. 

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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

Get UM winter-active : Network News

February 7, 2024 —  Winter isn’t over just yet. This February, UM community members can participate in a winter wonderland of activities on campus from February 20-23 during UM Winter Active

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