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A group of abstract circles, upon closer look is images of people holding hands.

Hello, Haiku

September 11, 2023 — 
What better way to capture the back-to-school vibe of fall than poetry.

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Remains from the excavation site in Ribe, Denmark. // Photo: Museum of Southwest Jutland

Deadly waves: Researchers document evolution of plague over hundreds of years in medieval Denmark

February 27, 2023 — 
Longitudinal study reveals Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, was reintroduced into the population again and again

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

When old bones are young

October 13, 2022 — 
Jose Sanchez's PhD dissertation makes a novel and innovative contribution to anthropology and the forensic sciences.

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Stephen Lecce, minister of education for Ontario, was challenged for his anti-Black behaviour in college. THE CANADIAN PRESS-Nathan Denette

Faculty of Arts

Call out anti-Black racism every day, not as a campaign tactic

May 27, 2022 — 
The tactic of uncovering anti-Black racist “indiscretions” during an election campaign is an effort to villainize politicians while upholding a colour-blind version of racism.

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Chenée Merchant

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Visual ancestry: Telling the stories in our bones

April 18, 2022 — 
Chenée Merchant's current study, recognized as a national finalist in the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge, explores new methods for identifying key features of the skull which could hold important clues to our ancestry

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Diverse group of people of color holding empty signs

Faculty of Arts

The colour of someone’s skin doesn’t equate to definitive sameness

April 13, 2022 — 
As a result of anti-Black racism, non-Black people remain ignorant about how Black people experience discrimination and how it acts as a barrier that suppresses the civic, political and economic success of Black communities in a dominant white society.

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Left to right: Vanier Scholars - Felicia Masenu, Karli Rapinda, Daniel Arujo, Anne Manson and Banting Fellows - Lauren Kepkiewicz, Phil Grayson

Banting Fellows and Vanier Scholars awarded to UM

July 15, 2021 — 
UM welcomes two Banting Postdoctoral Fellows to its ranks and congratulates four doctoral students on receiving Vanier Scholarships

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Research funding supports BIG ideas

June 15, 2021 — 
Dozens of research projects have received over $6.5 million in funding to support research excellence in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and engineering fields

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22 Calcite Crystals laid out againts a black background

Faculty of Arts

Discovery in Kalahari shifts our understanding of early humans, new paper in Nature reports

March 31, 2021 — 
Crystals found in a rock shelter change the plot of humanity’s story

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Four individuals sitting around a small table in a classroom, collaborating on a discussion.

Faculty of Arts

New Centre opens in the Faculty of Arts

February 3, 2021 — 
A new research centre at the University of Manitoba hopes to connect and serve social science researchers in the academic, private industry and non-profit communities.

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