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John and Christine Wren

Faculty of Education

Engineering their careers in education

July 22, 2021 — 
Christine Wren (BSc (M.E.)/10, BSc/10, BEd/21) was building on her 10-year career as a mechanical engineer. Meanwhile, her husband, John Wren (BSc/08, PhD/14, BEd/15) was a lab instructor with a PhD under his belt. Although the successful, happily married couple were content in the careers, something was missing.

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Students walking by University Centre with yellow flowers in the foreground

Students

Meet the 2021 Emerging Leaders

July 21, 2021 — 
The University of Manitoba pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Emerging Leader Awards.

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Dr. Tracey Peter, Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs)

UM announces new Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs)

July 21, 2021 — 
Dr. Tracey Peter has been named Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) at the University of Manitoba, effective July 1, 2021

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Woman walking

The way of wellness – one step at a time

July 21, 2021 — 
'As options for wellness have lessened, it would appear many have returned to the basics and essentials.  I am referring to the practice of walking, an unassuming human activity that has shaped our species to the very core.' 

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A health-care worker wearing a face shield injects a needle into a client's arm.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Future health professionals shine on vaccination front lines

July 20, 2021 — 
When the call went out for paid staff to work at Manitoba’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics, many students in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences felt honoured to join the ranks.

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Six IPCC team members talk with a simulated patient on Zoom. Image features UM/Rady Faculty logo and name of a student, HaKyung Bang.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Interprofessional curriculum readies students to join health-care teams

July 19, 2021 — 
The interprofessional collaborative care (IPCC) curriculum prepares Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students to thrive as part of a team in the modern health-care environment.

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A student works on a laptop on the UM campus

Students

The show must go on

July 12, 2021 — 
Reflecting on the “pandemic year” in Student Affairs and offering insight to others as we look towards continued remote delivery in the fall

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Illustration of student at computer

Students

How UM Essentials can help give you an outstanding First Year Experience

July 6, 2021 — 
As summer rolls into full swing, you might be thinking that the start of Fall Term feels a long way away, but course registration is coming in only a few weeks!

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Sustainability

Join in Plastic Free July

July 6, 2021 — 
Join the global movement and be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Making small changes to everyday habits makes a huge difference—on a local and global level.

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A respiratory therapy student practices her skills on a manikin..

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Respiratory therapy students join workforce early

July 5, 2021 — 
Students in the final year of the respiratory therapy program at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences met their licensing requirements and officially completed the program four weeks early this year in order to assist with the need created by the COVID-19 pandemic

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