COVID-19 News Archive
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A clean, safe and secure campus
January 20, 2021 —
Planning for a healthy research, learning and work environment: Protocols
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Faculty of Science
UM mathematician Julien Arino receives Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year Prize
January 18, 2021 —
Dr. Julien Arino, in the Department of Mathematics, is one of four mathematicians awarded the CBC Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year 2020 prize for his work in modelling the COVID-19 pandemic
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Research project to analyze human viruses in Winnipeg’s rivers
January 15, 2021 —
A student in the VADA Program will test treated wastewater that flows into the Red and Assiniboine Rivers for human viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.
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The Conversation: Reopen recreation spaces after COVID-19 for the good of the public, not the individual
January 8, 2021 —
Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it clear that we have a number of very important questions arising about leisure, recreation and public space
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Op-Ed: We can do it: WW II offers lessons for COVID-19 vaccine planning
December 23, 2020 —
Distributing and getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of millions of people, error-free, is going to be a herculean task. We would do well to learn from WW2 distribution, says UM alumnus.
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Top stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 —
A year to remember or a year to forget? The COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines across the globe, including here at the University of Manitoba, but there was always light behind the dark clouds. Positive stories shone through.
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UM Today editors pick their top stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 —
Here are some stories that caught the attention of the UM Today editors
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UM assisting Shared Health for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba
December 16, 2020 —
The first Manitobans to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are receiving them at the UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences today.
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Students
Message from Laurie M. Schnarr, Vice-Provost (Students) – December 10
December 14, 2020 —
We are so close to the end of Fall Term! You have worked hard and persisted – great work! It’s been an unusual year, and you have handled it with grace and tenacity. As you complete final assignments and enter the final exam period, I encourage you to remain focused on your studies. The holiday break is right around the corner!