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Dr. Kangmin Duan, wearing a white lab coat, sits in his lab. He is holding an instrument and petri dish.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Advancing Antimicrobials : Network News

May 2, 2022 —  What Dr. Kangmin Duan studies is microscopic, but the problem he’s working on is colossal.

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Students News

Get an advantage with Summer Welcome on May 6 : News

May 2, 2022 —  Summer Welcome Day provides a number of remote activities planned to provide you with all the information you need to begin your university studies

Person typing on laptop computer.

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning News

New Webex app launches May 2, 2022 : Network News

May 2, 2022 —  New Webex app launches May 2, 2022. Be sure to update before the first day of class.

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Helping at the Libraries service desk.

Libraries News

Libraries summer hours begin May 9 : Network News

May 2, 2022 —  UM Libraries on the Fort Garry campus open to the public on May 9th. Libraries hours change for for summer term.

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Herd of cattle in a field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Cattle Country: Researchers, producers and industry discuss farming for sustainable food systems : Network News

May 1, 2022 —  The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba.  It was originally published in Cattle Country in May 2022.

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An aerial image of Fort Garry campus, looking south was people walk below.

AESES ratifies revised collective agreement  : News

April 29, 2022 —  Seven-year agreement includes salary adjustments and reduced qualifying periods for vacation days 

A growing number of businesses across a wide range of industries are successfully selling voyeurism to their audiences. (Shutterstock)

Research and International News

Selling voyeurism: How companies create value from the taboo : UM in the News

April 29, 2022 —  Instead of arguments exclusively about whether voyeurism is ethical or not, we should explore why we are drawn to voyeurism in the first place and where the limits should be for this taboo, yet incredibly prevalent practice.

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For people who exercise in a group, their sense of connection to the group may not translate into skills that help them exercise alone. (Shutterstock)

Research and International News

For people who exercise in groups, ‘we’ has benefits — but don’t lose sight of ‘me’ : UM in the News

April 29, 2022 —  If you are looking to support your exercise routine and stay flexible in the face of challenges, having a sense of “we” is great, but don’t lose sight of your sense of “me.”

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Faculty of Architecture News

Prof. Patrick Lau Sau Shing (B.Arch/69) awarded with the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Gold Medal : Network News

April 29, 2022 —  Patrick Lau Sau Shing (B.Arch/69)awarded with the HKIA Gold Medal

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Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf lifts the lid of a microcentrifuge and looks inside.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

In the Genes : Network News

April 29, 2022 —  When Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf’s mother passed away at 65, she was taking more than 15 medications for diabetes, gout, anxiety and high blood pressure. Some of the drugs didn’t seem to be effective, and others caused side effects.

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