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Libraries
The Manitoban: A journey into U of M’s ‘untapped treasure’
January 27, 2023 —
In a room on the third floor of Dafoe library, right beside the Icelandic reading room, a small group of archivists work to preserve history.

Libraries
Indigenous librarian internship opportunity
April 4, 2022 —
Are you looking for a career that provides exciting potential and immense satisfaction in developing and serving your community? Become part of the transformation of libraries and information services by pursuing a career in librarianship.

CBC: Lost campus: Virtual tour exposes bizarre, forgotten history at University of Manitoba
March 29, 2022 —
'You just get a sense of a different kind of lifestyle,' former archivist says

Libraries
Libraries re-opening February 28
February 18, 2022 —
Seven UM libraries, along with our print collections, will be opening for students, faculty and staff beginning February 28, 2022, with extended hours.

Faculty of Arts
Student’s passions for activism, feminism and history connect with Undergraduate Research Award
February 10, 2022 —
Hannah Guenther-Wexler, a third year political studies student talks about her experiences as an Undergraduate Research Award recipient.

Libraries
A brief history of pandemics
May 27, 2020 —
With the 1918 'Spanish flu,' UM suspended classes, hockey's Stanley Cup called off

Exhibit: Exploring the natural world through artist books
January 14, 2019 —
An exhibition of extraordinary handmade books revealing the biological world from miniature to gigantic format
![Frank Baragar (left) with his brothers Frederick [BA/1914] and Charles [BA/1910, MD/1914] in 1918. All three brothers enlisted and survived the First World War.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Baragar_WEB-FEATURE-150x150.jpg)
‘Won’t peace be wonderful?’: saluting our WWI alumni
November 6, 2018 —
Reflecting on some of our alumni who served in the First World War and lived to become influential Manitobans

Libraries
Rooster Town: The History of an Urban Métis Community
October 20, 2018 —
'Winnipeg has been waiting to learn the whole history of Rooster Town'

Let’s Make a Deal!
September 21, 2018 —
Brown & Gold Brunch features exclusive grand opening of the Marilyn & Monty Hall Retrospective Exhibit