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Joe Pye, an Indigenous pollinator at the UM Permaculture Garden

Sustainability

Celebrate Earth Day all week long

April 15, 2021 — 
From April 19-23, celebrate Earth Day and Restore Our Earth by participating in virtual events and activities from home

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Alumni

5 reasons to vote for the alumni BOG representative

April 14, 2021 — 
Voting is now open to elect the next alumni representative on the University of Manitoba Board of Governors

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Dr. Prabhat Jha stands in front of a colourful wall decoration.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Global health citizen

April 14, 2021 — 
As a renowned epidemiologist, Prabhat Jha [MD/88] leads massive research studies around the world, including projects in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and India.

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Wpg Free Press: Volleyball coach nets awards

April 8, 2021 — 
Menzies coached Manitoba at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Toronto, and at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, where she helped guide the women’s volleyball team to a gold medal

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Rows of bookshelves at Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre.

Indigenous

Linguistics alumna says recognizing Indigenous Languages Day is crucial to our histories

March 29, 2021 — 
Anna Parenteau says working with Indigenous Languages is where she is meant to be

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM Café connects students with mentors

March 29, 2021 — 
The pandemic may have put a dent in Starbucks visits but hasn’t stopped  Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students and alumni from meeting over a virtual cup of coffee.

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Patti Dickieson

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Long-time FKRM academic advisor calls it a career

March 26, 2021 — 
It's the end of an era for Patti Dickieson who advised, counselled nearly 11,000 students in her 25-year FKRM career.

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Naomi Andrew headshot

Naomi Andrew appointed UM’s new VP (Administration)

March 24, 2021 — 
Ms. Andrew has served the UM community for the past 18 years in numerous roles, including General Counsel, Associate Vice-President (Fair Practices and Legal Affairs) and most recently as Acting Vice-President (Administration)

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Alumna Helen Clark

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Emergency Liaison

March 23, 2021 — 
In January 2020, Helen Clark  was about to travel to New York as part of an international initiative to improve Winnipeg’s 911 system when she heard about a virus in China that would dominate her work for the year ahead.

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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

UM grad new coordinator of Winnipeg Food Council

March 23, 2021 — 
Jeanette Sivilay brings her MA in Geography to helping Winnipeg become more food secure

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