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Dr. Frank Plummer

Mourning the loss of Dr. Francis Plummer, OC OM FRSC, (MD/76)

February 4, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba community is in mourning with the sad news that Dr. Francis Plummer, OC OM FRSC, (MD/76), a world renowned scientist, academic and HIV/AIDS researcher, has passed away at the age of 67.

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Book cover for Dr. Robin DiAngelo's book White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism.

President’s message on the upcoming Knight Lecture: White Fragility

January 28, 2020 — 
Robin DiAngelo is this year’s Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

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Bre Woligroski and Courtney Klassen

A Q&A with Bre Woligroski from the Sexual Violence Resource Centre

January 23, 2020 — 
Bre Woligroski from the Sexual Violence Resource Centre answers some key questions about the supports and services offered at the centre.

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students walk by a Sexual Violence Awareness campaign poster

Sexual Violence Resource Centre opens

January 23, 2020 — 
The Sexual Violence Resource Centre will serve as a central hub that provides support and education to students, faculty, staff

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus update

January 23, 2020 — 
Community members are reminded to take precautions

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Bell Let's Talk Day promotion

Bell Let’s Talk Day – Every action counts

January 22, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba will be joining the conversation with Bell Let's Talk on January 29, find out what's happening and how you can take part.

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Fort Garry campus in winter

Responding to Sexual Violence Disclosures workshops – Winter 2020

January 22, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba is committed to ensuring a respectful work and learning environment, where attitudes and behaviours that lead to sexual violence are rejected and survivors receive the supports they need. It is also possible that UM employees may receive a disclosure of sexual violence from a student, colleague, or friend. This series of workshops will help prepare you for that possibility.

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Group photo of snowshoers

Sustainability

Bundle up for the Jack Frost Challenge

January 20, 2020 — 
Jack Frost Challenge encourages teams of one to five people to log 130 collective kilometers of outdoor winter activities over the course of the week.

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Letter from Masanjia poster

Fim Screening: Letter from Masanjia

January 15, 2020 — 
The film tells the story of what happened when a desperate SOS letter penned by a political prisoner turns up in Halloween decorations sold in Oregon

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Flag at half-mast at Tier Building

Moment of silence to honour victims of plane crash

January 14, 2020 — 
At noon on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the University of Manitoba will join other universities across Canada in holding a moment of silence to honour those lost in the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 tragedy in Iran

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