Faculty of Arts News Archive
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Wpg Free Press: Daycare should be affordable to all
February 15, 2019 —
Manitoba needs to do much more to ensure meaningful affordability for parents, and to stabilize a quality early learning and care system with trained early childhood educators.
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Dr. Todd Mondor appointed Deputy Provost (Academic Planning and Programs)
February 12, 2019 —
A respected administrator and accomplished researcher committed to student success
![Lindy Norris, [BA/07, BComm (Hons)/09].](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Norris_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni
Lindy Norris: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Outstanding Young Alumni
February 11, 2019 —
Norris wears many hats: tireless volunteer, community leader and business professional
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The Conversation: For the love of technology! Sex robots and virtual reality
February 8, 2019 —
'It is fascinating to study how people use technology in their relationships'
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Faculty of Arts
Students bring 17th century English coffeehouse to U of M
February 5, 2019 —
All are welcome to experience the social milieu of a Restoration period English coffeehouse
![Nicole Rosen.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Nicole_Rosen_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Preserve and predict
February 4, 2019 —
'Linguistics provides the opportunity to scientifically analyze language and its structure, predicting patterns and changes in language and studying the social implications that result'
![Marcia Nozick: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Professional Achievement.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Marcia_DAA_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni
Marcia Nozick: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Professional Achievement
February 4, 2019 —
Nozick founded EMBERS, an innovative temporary labour company that has helped thousands of people facing work barriers attain full-time employment
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Indigenous
A critical lens on legal reconciliation
February 1, 2019 —
Meet Indigenous scholar Dr. Jeremy Patzer [MA/08]
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Food Systems Research Group
The evolution of Canada’s international food assistance policies
January 31, 2019 —
Changes in international food assistance policies benefit recipient countries
![Performance Artist Shawna Dempsey](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Local-Sky-Tonight-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Arts
Working with Wonder
January 29, 2019 —
Winnipeg-based performance artists, Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan, hippety-hop through grand questions of time, space, science and aesthetics, asking “what is more important than wonder?”. The University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities helps to bring the explorative performance to Winnipeg audiences.