Faculty of Arts News Archive
Food Systems Research Group
Pillsbury Bake-Off contest a slice of American home baking history
January 16, 2019 —
The evolution of American food culture through the lens of corporate influence
Building better futures for all: meet the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
January 16, 2019 —
UM graduates making the world a better place
The Conversation: Not every tax break is a smart tax break
January 15, 2019 —
Whenever government adjusts taxation rules to offer a deduction or credit, economists call this a “tax expenditure” to distinguish it from the direct expenditures authorized by treasury boards
Op-ed: Diversity in politics can lead to gains
January 11, 2019 —
Does increased diversity matter for what governments actually do? Do governments tend to act differently when they are staffed by more diverse sets of representatives?
Top stories of 2018
December 21, 2018 —
Another amazing year reaches its conclusion at the University of Manitoba
CBC: Ethicist, recovering alcoholic blast Liquor & Lotteries’ sale of cheap booze at downtown store
December 18, 2018 —
'They're making money off people who have serious health problems. They know that.'
Top 5 2018 University of Manitoba Press Books
December 17, 2018 —
U of M Press picks some of its favourite titles from 2018, and you have a chance to win one of them
Students
Why should you take part in Community Service-Learning?
December 15, 2018 —
Community Service-Learning (CSL) sat down with students from diverse backgrounds to talk about what they have gained from taking part in CSL programs.
Why politics shouldn’t influence how much we pay judges
December 13, 2018 —
Secure and appropriate compensation for judges is a constitutionally recognized component of judicial independence, which itself is a set of interrelated principles meant to ensure that the rule of law applies fairly to everyone, including governments
Op-ed: Building a political road between urban and rural Canadians
November 30, 2018 —
If whole swaths of people in a democracy feel ignored and neglected, we should eventually expect a response. That response in the U.S. came in the form of Trump. Could something similar happen in Canada?