Faculty of Arts News Archive
Op-ed: Made-in-Manitoba tax proposal pointless
October 5, 2017 —
To keep things from getting a great deal worse, we have got to get the carbon monkey off our back. If our climate policy in Manitoba is summed up in a farm-exempt $25 flat tax, the monkey will be in no rush to budge
Sun: Preventative measures like this are just the beginning, says U of M prof
October 4, 2017 —
Prof Rick Linden weighs in on public safety around the stadium
Guardian: Op-ed: How sex robots could help with the nuts and bolts of relationships
October 3, 2017 —
When sexbots become available, they could make relationships stronger by providing novelty and variety – or they might allow you to give up sex altogether
Where creativity thrives
September 15, 2017 —
How many ‘kernels of perfect purity’ have been created at, inspired by or encouraged by the University of Manitoba in its 140 year history?
Monumental hatred and the historical resistance to white supremacy, a discussion on “Trumpism”
September 13, 2017 —
University of Manitoba history professor David Churchill will lead a panel discussion on Sept. 14 exploring “Trumpism”.
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Alumni go back to school
September 6, 2017 —
Alumni have the opportunity to see how learning has changed since they've left school, or how it hasn't.
Hill Times: Defence minister’s ex-parliamentary secretary says Canada should join ballistic missile defence
August 30, 2017 —
Andrea Charron said the Defence Committee should hear from “people to explain to them how exactly how difficult it is, how unproven it is, how expensive it can be” to pursue ballistic missile defence.
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Ethnohistory conference comes to Winnipeg
August 30, 2017 —
Cary Miller, the new head of native studies in the faculty of arts, has brought with her an important conference.
CBC: Rename schools?
August 28, 2017 —
Niigaan Sinclair shares how fatherhood sparked a crisis in his life after his first child was born
Homecoming to unveil historic arts transformation
August 24, 2017 —
The story of Taché Hall is the story of a community that formed the heart of the University of Manitoba