psychology News Archive
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The Conversation: The surprising secret to successful psychotherapy
October 19, 2018 —
'Understanding how clients make therapy work requires a drastic overhaul of the assumption that they passively respond to the ministrations of guru-like therapists'
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Faculty of Arts
New Faculty in Arts
October 5, 2018 —
The Faculty of Arts welcomes several new members of faculty with appointments beginning July 1, 2018.
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Lecture: The American obsession with guns: Why people buy guns and how they use them
October 5, 2018 —
Professor Wolfgang Stroebe will deliver this year's John Adair International Lecture at the U of M on Oct. 11
![Iloradanon Efimoff](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Vanier-Scholars-LATS093021-1-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Arts
Vanier Scholar examines strategies for curbing racism
September 6, 2018 —
Iloradanon Efimoff remembers standing up for siblings, cousins, and friends on the sidelines of her school playgrounds in British Columbia
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Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts teaching awards announced
July 23, 2018 —
The 2018 Faculty of Arts annual teaching awards have been announced
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Helping people with undiagnosed needs
May 31, 2018 —
Matthew Cook has built an artificial intelligence to help people who suffer from undiagnosed mental illness
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Geese are part of our campus community
April 17, 2018 —
So guess what? All of these nesting female geese are Winnipeggers, just like most of you. We share our common bond to Winnipeg, its amenities, weather, and everything else that makes Winnipeg what it is
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Faculty of Arts
Graduate students are Rising Up
March 2, 2018 —
On March 9 and 10, the Native Studies Graduate Students Association will host the third annual Rising Up conference featuring close to 100 scholars from around the world discussing Indigenous knowledge and research in Indigenous studies.
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Faculty of Architecture
Meet Chantal Van Landeghem, master’s student and Olympian
February 22, 2018 —
The 6’4” swimmer who won Canada’s first medal at the Rio Olympic Games with her relay team is easily the most athletic person in the entire building on this day
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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