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Sean MacDonald

Asper School of Business

CBC Manitoba: Former Hydro boss paid $880K for working 1½ months in 2024 until her ouster

July 2, 2025 — 
'Nothing scandalous here,' U of M business instructor says of likely buyout for ex-CEO Jay Grewal

Brandon Trask is an associate professor in the University of Manitoba’s faculty of law. (Warren Kay/CBC)

Faculty of Law

The Free Press: Classroom confidential

June 27, 2025 — 
Despite promises of improving school safety and transparency, child protection experts say Manitoba’s new teacher registry conceals more than it reveals

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haskel greenfield, a man wearing a blue button up shirt and a beige hat, pictured on a wood deck with scenic hills behind in the distance.

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: What It’s Like in Israel Right Now, from a Winnipeg Professor’s View

June 26, 2025 — 
What It’s Like in Israel Right Now, from a Winnipeg Professor’s View

Dr. Marcia Anderson Vice-dean Indigenous health, social justice and anti-racism

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Southern Chiefs’ Organization Inc: Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in health care

June 25, 2025 — 
Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in health care

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Professor Tami Jacoby Department of Political Studies

Faculty of Arts

CTV Winnipeg: Breaking down Iran, U.S. & Canada tensions

June 24, 2025 — 
Breaking down Iran, U.S. & Canada tensions

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Portrait of Dr. Michelle Gallant

Faculty of Law

The Free Press: Case provides show time for unexplained wealth order

June 23, 2025 — 
Case provides show time for unexplained wealth order

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Ahmed Shalaby, a civil engineering professor at the University of Manitoba, says under current design standards, a highway intersection would have a median wide enough for a truck and a stop sign. (Travis Golby/CBC)

Price Faculty of Engineering

CBC Manitoba: Site of deadly Manitoba bus crash was studied in 2006, but suggested improvement wasn’t completed

June 23, 2025 — 
Province to announce recommendation for upgrade this week, 2 years after crash that killed 17 near Carberry

Dr. Justin Rasmussen speaking at an event

Indigenous

CBC Manitoba: Honoring Indigenous Leadership at the U of M

June 23, 2025 — 
Honoring Indigenous Leadership at the U of M

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Nathan Derejko, an assistant law professor at the University of Manitoba and the Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice.

Faculty of Law

CBC Manitoba: Israel-Iran war: Are pre-emptive strikes legal under international law?

June 21, 2025 — 
Israel-Iran war: Are pre-emptive strikes legal under international law?

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Image of a concept by Architecture students, that won an AZ award.

Azure Magazine: Two UM architecture students win awards at AZ awards

June 20, 2025 — 
UM students, Nikki Elim Ng and Natalie Cole Bajet for a collaborations they did called, Tempo, with Mu Qu Jennifer Liu (Carleton University). The concept won the A+ Student and People’s Choice award categories at AZ awards by Azure Magazine.

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