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What happens when you act on your passion?

These are the stories of people who saw new ways of doing things, who overcame, who are bold with their ideas and moved by their passion. Introducing the 2020 recipients of the University of Manitoba Distinguished Alumni Awards.

By Mary Jane MacLennan

My Pandemic

It felt personal, each one of our experiences different from one another, and yet unequivocally linked. In these Notes from a Pandemic, we cull a collection of perspectives, asking members of the UM community to tell us what they saw—and what they see coming next.

By Katie Chalmers-Brooks

The Loneliest Number

You could see it in the homemade rainbows on windowpanes. And in the memes of people raising a glass to the mirror to cheers on Friday night. As the world retreated in response to COVID-19, loneliness stole the spotlight, with an audience of pandemic proportion. Suddenly—and very publicly—we were exploring this emotional state, and all its complexity.

By Anya Nazeravich

The Rethink

We collectively hit the pause button and as we press play we enter a future that requires a massive rethink—of our public-health policies, our hospitals, our classrooms, our cities, our supply chains. In 2050, what will we be buying into? Members of our UM community weigh in.

By Sean Moore

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Inside Fall 2020

From the President

What happens when you act on your passion?

My Pandemic

The Loneliest Number

The Rethink

Inside Fall 2020

A Homecoming

From the Dark

A Space of Her Own

Dancing into New Era

Angelina McLeod

Artifacts

An Awakening

Strength in Solace

In the Loop

From Film to Folk Songs