Faculty of Arts News Archive
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High School Ethics Bowl brings together Manitoba’s future thinkers
March 1, 2023 —
On February 24, 2023, 18 high schools from across Manitoba gathered in the Tier Building at the University of Manitoba to compete in the 9th annual Manitoba Regional High School Ethics Bowl competition, hosted by the UM Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics in cooperation with the Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties (MARL) and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
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Scorched opens March 2
February 27, 2023 —
The next production of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media’s Theatre Program runs March 2 to 11. Scorched is by Lebanese-Canadian writer Wajdi Mouawad and is directed by Dr. William Kerr. All are welcome to attend this free production.
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NORAD’s value is on full display as flying objects shot down over North America
February 27, 2023 —
Four (and counting) air objects have violated North American airspace in less than a week. It began with a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon flying over Alaska and northwestern Canada.
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
Students
Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence
February 10, 2023 —
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity, what students need to know
Libraries
Letters from the North American-Icelandic Children’s Newspaper Sólskin
February 9, 2023 —
Letters from the North American-Icelandic Children’s Newspaper Sólskin
Lessons on love from ancient Greeks and Taylor Swift
February 7, 2023 —
Ancient Greek stories tell of a force we cannot eradicate. A god to some, demon to others, Eros’s myth reminds us on Valentine’s Day why people cannot help who and how they love.
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Determining if non-sentient beings, like the Great Barrier Reef or the Mona Lisa, have rights
February 6, 2023 —
Dimitar Tomovski is an MA student and 2022 recipient of a Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics graduate fellowship. The fellowship has allowed him to pursue his research on the rights of non-sentient beings with more financial freedom. The fellowships are open to UM faculty, instructors and graduate students from all fields and all faculties.
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A Night of Stories with Janine Windolph
February 3, 2023 —
Janine Windolph is part of a growing movement of Indigenous female filmmakers shaking up the scene. On January 19, 2023 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, to kick off her tenure as Writer-In-Residence at UM, The Decolonizing Lens and the Center for Creative Writing and Oral Culture held a wonderful welcome event with screenings of Windolph’s films.
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Former Iqaluit mayor to speak at 2023 J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference
February 1, 2023 —
The 2023 J. W. Dafoe Political Studies Students' Conference (PSSC) runs February 1st and 2nd. This year's theme is The Arctic is Hot. The conference includes a student debate, panel discussions with various experts and the Paul Buteux Memorial Lecture featuring Ms. Madeleine Redfern.