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Asper School of Business

Meet the 2023 Asper School of Business Medal Winners

June 26, 2023 — 
Congratulations to these outstanding members of the Asper Class of 2023

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Asper School of Business

Succession and family enterprise

June 23, 2023 — 
On June 9-10, 2023, the Asper School of Business welcomed family business leaders, advisors and academics to the 2023 Rod Senft Family Business Conference.

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Asper School of Business

The Asper School of Business celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21, 2023 — 
At the Asper School of Business, First Nations, Métis and Inuit students, alumni and colleagues are leaders in pursuing economic reconciliation for Indigenous peoples, as entrepreneurs, educators, accountants, analysts and more.

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Asper School of Business

Reconciliation through education

June 19, 2023 — 
Jim Thunder [MBA/17], pursued an Asper MBA because he wanted a career that would allow him to contribute to solving problems and creating change on a larger scale, with a focus on enhancing Indigenous communities and amplifying calls for reconciliation.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

People Person

June 15, 2023 — 
What Dieter Schönwetter [BA/87, MA/89, PhD/96] enjoys most about research isn’t collecting data or analyzing findings. It’s connecting with people.

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Dr. Yvonne Myal sits in front of a microscope in her lab.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Breast Cancer Quest

June 12, 2023 — 
For a quarter-century, Dr. Yvonne Myal's lab has worked to pinpoint and isolate biomarkers that are specific to breast cancer and to understand their role in the progression and metastasis of the disease.

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Moe Levy.

Alumni

Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient

June 8, 2023 — 
Learn more about Moses (Moe) B. Levy’s journey from student to entrepreneurial visionary

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Colin Neufeld, Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic.

Alumni

Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement recipients

June 8, 2023 — 
Learn about the journey of the principals of 5468796 Architecture Inc. from students to world-renowned architects

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Tracie Afifi.

Alumni

Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Academic Innovation recipient

June 8, 2023 — 
Learn about Tracie Afifi’s journey from student to award-winning researcher

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

A Calling to Care

June 7, 2023 — 
When Valerie Wiebe [BN/93, MN/99] became the first female president and chief operating officer of Concordia Hospital in 2015, she didn’t know the facility would soon be affected by a complete overhaul of Manitoba’s health-care system.

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