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CBC: Scholarship created in name of promising U of Manitoba scientist who died in Iran plane crash
January 20, 2020 —
'As people mourned Friday at a memorial service for one of the victims of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752, there was a note of hope with the announcement of a scholarship established in honour of Forough Khadem'
We need to modernize how we measure national wealth
January 16, 2020 —
First, how expansive do we wish to define unpaid work?
CBC: One of Winnipeg’s first Iranians didn’t try to convince people to move here, but they followed him anyway
January 13, 2020 —
Prof. Lotfollah Shafai is a pioneer — an unintentional one, perhaps — of Winnipeg's Iranian diaspora, which now numbers in the several thousands
Manitoba Co-operator: On-farm research can best answer producer questions
January 10, 2020 —
UM grad student helping out
The Guardian: The curious case of the stolen gospel
January 9, 2020 —
UM classics professor Mike Sampson helped bring this story to light
Why the U.S. is unlikely to go to war with Iran
January 8, 2020 —
The killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by the United States — and Iran’s response — raises many important legal and strategic issues
CBC: Competing in 2020 Olympics dream come true for Winnipeg martial artist and her coach — who’s also her dad
January 3, 2020 —
Skylar Park, 20, qualified last month to compete in taekwondo at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
CBC: Doctor researching rare genetic disorders 1 of 3 Manitobans inducted into Order of Canada
January 2, 2020 —
Dr. Rockman-Greenberg's research has involved screening newborns for genetic disorders to detect them before symptoms appear
A year of resistance: How youth protests shaped the discussion on climate change
December 20, 2019 —
Greta Thunberg made history again this month when she was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
Top Conversation Canada stories of 2019
December 19, 2019 —
From sex robots to anti-vaxxers, we’ve gathered the five most read UM Conversation Canada stories in 2019