Faculty of Arts News Archive
New discussion series guarantees to provide Food for Thought
January 19, 2018 —
The recently formed Food Systems Research Group launches their Food for Thought seminar and knowledge sharing series
The making of modern Syria
January 18, 2018 —
Beyond Crisis lecture series explores the history and culture of the Middle East and North Africa
Vox: The pros and cons of having sex with robots
January 12, 2018 —
Could sex robots solve the intimacy inequality gap?
Wpg Free Press: Faith-based health facilities obstructing access to assisted death: advocates
January 2, 2018 —
"The most vulnerable patients will lose their access to MAID if they’re unable to be transferred"
Students
Top student success stories of 2017
December 21, 2017 —
The 140th anniversary year saw new discoveries, new scholarship winners and many other significant achievements by outstanding U of M students
Faculty of Arts
CBC: Guy Gavriel Kay’s Fionavar Tapestry series optioned for television
December 21, 2017 —
Guy Gavriel Kay's [BA/75, Philosophy] Fionavar Tapestry series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide since being published in the 1980s, has been optioned for television.
Top research stories of 2017
December 20, 2017 —
After much discussion, the editorial team chose these as a representative sample; they offer but a glimpse into exceptional work our community of gifted researchers and graduate students undertake
Ubering the city: Understanding the changes to transportation in Winnipeg
December 12, 2017 —
Potential changes to Winnipeg's transportation landscape are coming with ride-hailing services – this round-table discussion will explore what that means.
Faculty of Arts
Two decades of Harry Potter
December 7, 2017 —
There are few people who were children in the late 1990s and early 2000s who grew up without Harry Potter. A new panel has explored this tradition of two decades.
Being young, being Arab, in an age of revolution
December 6, 2017 —
First lecture in the Beyond Crisis event series featured a talk from acclaimed author Juan Cole





