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Sustainability News

Jane’s Walk: A digital walk around U of M campuses : Campus News

May 1, 2020 —  Join us for the Restorative Spaces and Art & History walks as part of the Jane’s Walk celebrations on May 2 and May 3 at the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses

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The Gerry McDole Professorship Award – call for applications : Network News

May 1, 2020 —  The goal of the professorship is to improve the delivery of healthcare services to rural, remote and underserved populations of Manitoba

Hospital worker and COVID virus

Well-deserved praise for health care workers : Network News

May 1, 2020 —  Dr. Royce Koop, head of political studies in the UM Faculty of Arts, urges us all to praise healthcare workers during the pandemic, as they are "prominent political actors."

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CBC: U of Manitoba’s graduation powwow goes online to celebrate Indigenous grads : UM in the News

May 1, 2020 —  For Indigenous graduates, the powwow is an opportunity to celebrate among the larger Indigenous community

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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning News

Instructor Supports and Workshops for Remote Learning : Network News

May 1, 2020 —  The Centre, in collaboration with the Manitoba Flexible Learning HUB, has developed an array of materials and tutorials to help you prepare for and teach your Summer 2020 remote learning course. Also, check out a listing of upcoming teaching workshops.

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Alumni News

UM launches free online lectures for alumni & friends : Campus News

April 30, 2020 —  The new virtual Learning for Life program will host weekly lectures from UM experts on a variety of topics

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Demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington, D.C., during the influenza pandemic of 1918 // Photo: Library of Congress

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Pandemic parallels: UM expert compares Spanish flu and COVID-19 : News

April 30, 2020 —  A Rady Faculty of Health Sciences professor with experience studying the Spanish flu says there are parallels between the deadly virus from 1918 and today’s novel coronavirus, and he is hopeful a vaccine will be developed

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Disease expert ‘cautiously optimistic’ about MB relaxing restrictions : Network News

April 30, 2020 —  Infectious disease expert Dr. Jason Kindrachuk in the UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is “cautiously optimistic” about the province’s relaxing of restrictions as businesses and recreational areas open up.

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Students News

UM’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre is open and ready to help : News

April 30, 2020 —  UM’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre (SVRC) remains open throughout the University’s COVID-19 response, providing individualized support services to students, staff and faculty who have been impacted by sexual violence

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Remdesivir ‘is not the end,’ says UM virologist : Network News

April 30, 2020 —  UM Today asked infectious disease expert Dr. Jason Kindrachuk in the UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences what he thinks of the remdesivir announcement.

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