The Conversation News Archive
#Fridaysforfuture: When youth push the environmental movement towards climate justice
September 17, 2019 —
In a time of climate catastrophe, after record-breaking temperatures scorched many parts of the world this summer and a devastating hurricane recently battered the Bahamas, school climate strikes are back
With a federal election looming, an appeal for politicians to stop buying us off
September 10, 2019 —
With the federal election soon upon us, it’s time to issue a call for politicians to stop buying us off with our own money
Research and International
The Conversation: Manitoba’s summertime election plays well for Conservatives
September 5, 2019 —
For those of us who are interested in politics, this provincial election has been a nasty one, full of personal rhetoric from both the Tories and the NDP. But for many Manitobans, it’s a summer election
Research and International
The Conversation: Trauma-informed classrooms can better support kids in care
September 3, 2019 —
Our team of researchers from the faculties of education and social work at the University of Manitoba are learning about how educators in one school division are working to better support children in care
The Conversation: The real cost of workplace sexual harassment to businesses
September 3, 2019 —
Sexual harassment causes tremendous damage to employees who experience it, leading to higher employee turnover, lower employee productivity, increased absenteeism and increased sick leave costs for companies
The Conversation: Redefining the kilogram means redefining how we measure wealth
July 29, 2019 —
As we advance well into the 21st century, the lifetime of this one remaining tangible standard has just expired
The Conversation: Refundable tax credits would help alleviate poverty
July 10, 2019 —
'Almost all families below the poverty line benefit from refundable credits'
The Conversation: Charting an economic path forward for Indigenous people
July 8, 2019 —
There is no time to lose.
The Conversation: How to think yourself into a fit person
July 3, 2019 —
One way to turn an exercise fling into a long-term commitment is to develop an exercise identity
Faculty of Social Work
The Conversation: Canada must end complicity in China’s brutal organ trafficking regime
June 14, 2019 —
'The clock is ticking on Canada’s chance to enact important measures against organ trafficking,' writes Professor Maria Cheung