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UM announces new Print and Print Services agreement : Network News

January 17, 2025 —  The University of Manitoba has entered into a new Print and Print Services agreement with WBM Technologies as part of the Government of Manitoba Collaborative Procurement Initiative's Standing Offer Agreement for Printers, Print Services, and Optional Services. This agreement will be used for the purchase of printers and print services.

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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News

Youth Advisory Council : Network News

January 17, 2025 —  Seeking Inuit Youth between the ages of 16-24 years old to sit on an advisory council.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Appendectomy or antibiotics: which is a better choice for children’s appendicitis? : Network News

January 17, 2025 —  Dr. Richard Keijzer, a pediatric surgeon and professor of surgery in the Max Rady College of Medicine at UM, was part of an international research team that has just published a study comparing the two treatment approaches.

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Law Students from the Faculty of Law’ s Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts connect with imagiNorthern Community Champions

Faculty of Law News

Amplifying the North’s Creative Voices : Network News

January 16, 2025 —  On December 5, 2024, law students from the Faculty of Law ’s Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts connected with leaders of the creative sector in Northern Manitoba through the imagiNorthern network. This network aims to strengthen support for artists and arts organizations in Northern Manitoba.

Asper School of Business News

Asper International Exchange program signed 12 new partnerships in 2024, expanding experiential learning options for students : Network News

January 16, 2025 —  Last year 99 students represented the Asper School of Business around the world, gaining insights in global business, supply chain, finance, marketing, and more across five continents. In 2024, the Asper Exchange Program signed 12 new partnerships, continuing to expand options for students with over 60 business school partners in over 30 countries around the world.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Western Producer: Corn intercrops can work : UM in the News

January 16, 2025 —  Recent research, such as a trial that was conducted at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives in 2020 near Brandon, has begun to look at how intercrops can enhance corn grazing.

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Researchers Travis Qaunaq, left, from Igloolik, Nunavut, and Madison Sheritt of the University of Manitoba pull a hydrophone out of the water in Foxe Basin. (Submitted by C-Jae Breiter/DFO)

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News

CBC North: Researchers want to know how more marine shipping in Nunavut could affect walruses : UM in the News

January 16, 2025 —  Little data exists on how walruses in Foxe Basin react to ships

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Flag lowered for Nello Altomare : Network News

January 16, 2025 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on Jan. 16, 2025, in memory of Nello Altomare. 

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Asper School of Business News

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba agri-food industry wary of potential trade war with U.S. as premiers close ranks : UM in the News

January 16, 2025 —  Premier Kinew calls for 'Team Canada' long-term economic strategy

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Students News

What we’re excited for in 2025 : Editor's Picks

January 16, 2025 —  The middle of winter may be described as “bleak” or “blue”, but this year, there’s many reasons to feel happy and hopeful.

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