Research and International News Archive
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Sustainability
Sustainability Night: Exploring Passion for the Environment
February 26, 2018 —
Come join us for Sustainability Night March 8, connect with other sustainability focused people. Enjoy an evening of sharing sustainability ideas and stories about creating positive impacts on our environment that benefit our planet and ourselves. Cap off the night meeting and sharing ideas with other sustainability conscious community members during the networking wine and cheese. Purchase your ticket today!
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U of M support to Protein Industries Canada SuperCluster
February 23, 2018 —
'University researchers are eager to work with Manitoba companies and companies in other parts of Canada to enhance economic growth through the Protein Industries Canada SuperCluster'
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Canada’s global health role, a scientific rundown
February 23, 2018 —
U of M professor partakes in The Lancet's special series on Canada
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Deserts within our urban food system
February 22, 2018 —
Accessibility of nutritious food in some Winnipeg neighbourhoods a challenge
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Q&A with David Barnard on U of M’s international affairs
February 21, 2018 —
Why do we do so much work abroad?
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Globe and Mail: Do workers prefer older or younger leaders?
February 20, 2018 —
"My [older] executive education students are trying to figure out how to reach and motivate their new employees, and my [younger] MBA and even undergrad hotshots are worrying about how to handle being the boss of someone who is their parents' age,"
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Faculty of Arts
Food for Thought: Dried fish matters
February 20, 2018 —
Second talk in series focuses on the social economy of dried fish for livelihoods and food security
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Microplastics found inside fish from Lake Winnipeg
February 16, 2018 —
'This will be an issue that is around for some time simply due to how long it takes plastics to degrade'
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Digvir Jayas reappointed to national research council
February 15, 2018 —
Jayas’s reappointment continues the legacy of service by preceding professors at the University of Manitoba
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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