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Holding hands

Love is a four-letter word

February 14, 2018 — 
Jessica Cameron is a professor in social psychology at the University of Manitoba. One of her research areas is romantic relationships, and she has some tips for us

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Settler poster from Library and ARCHIVES CANADA

Globe and Mail: How the death of Colten Boushie allowed a myth to be told in court

February 14, 2018 — 
U of M professors dissect a story, told since settler's days, that was recast in court

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RISE progam

Faculty of Education

Students’ progress biggest reward to resource teachers

February 14, 2018 — 
For Jennifer Soldier, a Sagkeeng First Nation high-school instructor, resource-teacher training is essential to improving the lives of students who need help the most.

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U of M President David Barnard with Rachel Nickel, winner of the 2017 3MT competition.

Faculty of Graduate Studies

3MT – Broaden your knowledge in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea

February 13, 2018 — 
Presentations range from polar bears to hoarders to antimicrobial resistance and more

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Faculty of Arts

Joint statement on the Stanley trial verdict

February 12, 2018 — 
The Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba, with other units at two other universities have released this joint statement on the Stanley trial.

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Comic books are a staple of pop culture

A black pop cultural hero leaps onto the big screen

February 8, 2018 — 
Pop culture expert and U of M professor of religion Kenneth MacKendrick sees the movie Black Panther as a complex but familiar story about the struggle of good versus evil

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Still from Zombie, Pt. 1 (2016)

Faculty of Arts

Forging his own ‘underground’ path

February 2, 2018 — 
How do you get exposure when you’re a rookie international experimental filmmaker living in Winnipeg? You create your own festival with your peers and make it a five-time success

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Canada Research Chair Announcement, from left to right: Frank Deer, Terry Duguid, Elder Norman Meade, Jörg Stetefeld, Digvir Jayas

Two new Canada Research Chairs have been awarded to U of M

January 25, 2018 — 
The new announcement of $2.4 million in funding will also renew one of our current Canada Research Chair holders

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Novelist David Bergen, Winter 2018 Writer-In-Residence at the CCWOC

Faculty of Arts

Celebrated prose stylist latest Writer-In-Residence

January 23, 2018 — 
David Bergen is the newest Writer-in-Residence at the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture

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Armida falls in love with Rinaldo. Painting by Nicolas Poussin

Op-ed: Beyond consenting, women actually want to enjoy sex

January 22, 2018 — 
We need a new model for consent. And there is reason to believe a new model of consent is indeed emerging

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