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Climate change HQ : Campus News
August 21, 2019 — The International Glaciological Society’s Sea Ice Symposium (IGS) brings researchers and academics from around the world to Winnipeg to discuss the important role sea ice plays in global climate, polar marine ecosystems, globalization and Indigenous cultures.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
The Witness Blanket @ Bannatyne exhibition opens August 22 : Network News
August 21, 2019 — The Witness Blanket, a large scale art installation created by master carver Carey Newman which documents the impact of residential schools, is coming to Bannatyne Campus.
Price Faculty of Engineering News
2019 Schulich Leader: Nikolaus Reichert : Academic excellence
August 21, 2019 — When Reichert isn’t being a typical first-year UM engineering student, he’s designing high-altitude weather balloons capable of recording more than three times the data of an average balloon
Faculty of Science News
2019 Schulich Leader: Mia Battad : Academic excellence
August 21, 2019 — Drawn to technology from an early age, Mia Battad loved racing home from school to play on the family computer
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Study connects U of M to international physiotherapy database : Network News
August 20, 2019 — A new study at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences will represent Canada in an international database that aims to help physical therapists detect abnormalities in neck movement in order to better understand causes of neck pain
Price Faculty of Engineering News
WISE Kid-Netic Energy inspires and fosters love of STEM for kids in Manitoba : News
August 20, 2019 — Teaching kids about STEM is just one part of a much larger experience for instructors
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
U of M to welcome diverse class of future physicians : Network News
August 20, 2019 — First-year medical students from a cross-section of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds are beginning their journey to becoming physicians when they take part in the White Coat ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus
Wpg. Free Press: Origins of socialized medicine in Canada run deeper than Douglas : UM in the News
August 19, 2019 — In her latest book, Radical Medicine: The International Origins of Socialized Health Care in Canada, Esyllt W. Jones illuminates the ideological and social underpinnings of medicare
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
College of Nursing strengthens international ties at conference in Singapore : Network News
August 19, 2019 — This summer, College of Nursing dean Dr. Netha Dyck and College of Nursing professor and Rady Faculty vice-dean, education Dr. Christine Ateah were among more than 5,300 nursing professionals from 120 countries assembled in Singapore for the International Council of Nurses (ICN) 2019 Congress. The conference, which takes place every four years, will be co-hosted by the Canadian Nurses Association in Montreal in 2023.
Students News
Free workshop on Poverty Awareness & Community Action : Network News
August 19, 2019 — Volunteer with PACA





