Students News Archive
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
A statement on UM Sport and Recreation Facilities and Programming
March 13, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba continues to aggressively work to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat. As a precaution, the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management has made the decision to suspend operations of its Sport and Recreation Facilities effective at the close of business hours Friday, March 13 at 10 p.m.
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
How video games help teach Arctic climate science
March 12, 2020 —
More than 150 middle-and-high school learners met with climate researchers on March 5 for Arctic Science Day. Students learned how new knowledge is developed from working in harsh Arctic conditions, and how the learning process can be a lot like playing video games.
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Students
Want to help shape the future of student life and experience on campus?
March 11, 2020 —
Join the 34% of first- and final-year undergraduate students who have already taken part in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Enacting change: Dentistry, dental hygiene students push green plans
March 11, 2020 —
A group of green-minded students is working to reduce the carbon footprint of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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This survey belongs to all of us
March 11, 2020 —
It’s time to add your voice to the conversation about inclusion, diversity and equity
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Faculty of Arts
Witness the female experience of war in Syria
March 10, 2020 —
The Beyond Crisis Event Series offers a free public screening of the 2019 Academy Award nominated documentary film For Sama directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts at Cinematheque.
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Libraries
Megatrends in GIS – GISday 2020
March 10, 2020 —
The new date for this year’s GISday is November 18th, after being postponed from its original date of March 19, is hosted by UM Libraries in a virtual setting.
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Dining Services introduces ‘Hey Chef’ app to Campo Food Court
March 9, 2020 —
Now you can skip the lineup, get your food faster
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Students
Registration begins soon for Summer Term 2020 – are you ready?
March 6, 2020 —
Registration Access Times for students at the Bannatyne and Fort Garry campuses will be available in your Aurora Account on March 16
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Faculty of Arts
Kindergarten teacher and refugee face fear and find love
March 5, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba Theatre Program is gearing up to present their third and final mainstage show of the 2019-2020 season – Capture Me by Canadian playwright Judith Thompson.