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Indigenous student-athlete shows community that movement is medicine : National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 27, 2022 —  The Reconciliation Run, organized by Indigenous student-athlete Tréchelle Bunn, is scheduled to take place on September 30 in Birtle, MB. Registration is still open with an option to participate virtually for those not able to make the trip to Birtle on Friday.

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CBC: Trudeau appoints UM assistant professor to Senate : UM in the News

September 27, 2022 —  Osler is an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba and a former president of the Canadian Medical Association.

Alex Bird (second from the left) and his siblings from the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation were among the first students to attend this public school, near Prince George, B.C., in the early 1910s. (Royal B.C. Museum, Image B-00342, British Columbia Archives)

Research and International News

Reckoning with the history of public schooling and settler colonialism : National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 26, 2022 —  Part of the “complex truth” behind reconciliation is understanding that public schooling has also played an important role in settler colonialism in Canada.

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Students attending the Career Fair

Students News

ASE Career Fair returns in-person : Network News

September 26, 2022 —  Learn about current and upcoming career opportunities with some of the largest employers in Manitoba, such as McCain Foods, Bayer, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, KGS group and Richardson International.

A student works on a laptop at a picnic table.

Students News

UM Achieve moves to new home : Network News

September 26, 2022 —  UM Achieve is easy to use, accessible 24/7 and can lay out your education progress quickly and clearly. Find out how to access it now that it's no longer accessible through JUMP.

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Emelissa Valcourt points to a graph on a laptop screen while Zahurul Islam sits on a stationary bike.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

B.Sc. (Med.) program gives medical students ‘enormous’ opportunity to learn : Network News

September 26, 2022 —  Emelissa Valcourt enrolled in the bachelor of science in medicine (B.Sc. (Med.) degree program because she wanted to see the impact of her research up close.

Photo of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown speaking at Robson Hall's Moot Courtroom.

Faculty of Law News

Supreme Court Justice visits Manitoba law students : Network News

September 23, 2022 —  A rare and marvellous event it is, when a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada can spend some quality time speaking with law students, answering their questions and sharing personal experiences. Robson Hall students and faculty had the opportunity on Thursday, September 22, to ask anything they wanted of The Honourable Russell Brown, who was in Winnipeg for a national judicial event this week.

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Survivor flag at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Indigenous News

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events : National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 23, 2022 —  There are many opportunities to engage in a day of reflection leading up to and on the day itself both at UM, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and off-campus.

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Aerial shot of field plots

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Research chair dedicated to integrated weed management : Network News

September 23, 2022 —  Dr. Dilshan Benaragama is the Manitoba Crop Protection Chair in Weed Management, thanks to the support of grower organizations.

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Four girls working with their hands on a mini engineering project at go Eng Girl.

Price Faculty of Engineering News

Get hands on with engineering at Go Eng Girl : Network News

September 23, 2022 —  Taking place on Saturday, October 15, this is an exciting event for girls to get a first-hand experience working in the STEM and engineering field.

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