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University of Manitoba PhD student Rana Ahmed winner of the 3K pitch competition.

Faculty of Science

CBC Manitoba: U of M student awarded for new cholera treatment idea

April 24, 2025 — 
U of M student awarded for new cholera treatment idea

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Soil perfect for growing a garden.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Western Producer: Organic farms also need to use soil testing

April 24, 2025 — 
Organic farms also need to use soil testing

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Stu Clark Venture Championship is happening April 25 - 27, 2025

Asper School of Business

CBC Manitoba: Winnipeg will be host to 32 teams competing in the New Venture Championships

April 24, 2025 — 
Winnipeg will be host to 32 teams competing in the New Venture Championships

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Artic sea ice researcher David Babb.

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

CTV Edmonton: Millennia-old ice core will be studied at University of Alberta

April 23, 2025 — 
Researchers are hoping ice samples from the arctic will help them learn more about climate change.

Professor Niigaan Sinclair standing outside in front of a field of tall grasses.

Faculty of Arts

CityNews Winnipeg: Manitoba remembers Pope Francis’ legacy as province mourns

April 22, 2025 — 
Manitoba remembers Pope Francis’ legacy as province mourns

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Debra Jonasson-Young, director of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Asper School of Business

The Free Press: ‘Entrepreneurship knows no boundaries’: U of M pitch competition nears

April 22, 2025 — 
‘Entrepreneurship knows no boundaries’: U of M pitch competition nears

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A yellow Elections Canada sign with the word VOTE on it in bold letters placed in the grass along a sidewalk.

Faculty of Education

The Canadian Press: ‘This is a call:’ Indigenous candidates reflect on running in the federal election

April 21, 2025 — 
The number of Indigenous candidates on the ballot has dipped from the 2021 campaign, which saw a record number of First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates.

The original Hudson Bay logo (from HBC website)

Faculty of Arts

The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay artifacts won’t be an easy buy for cash-strapped institutions: experts

April 21, 2025 — 
Anyone who buys the charter will own the 'Holy Grail': Hamilton museum operator

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Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. // Image from Pixabay

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC The Dose: From salt in food to transfer payments: Here’s what Ottawa has power over when it comes to your health

April 21, 2025 — 
Provinces and territories deliver health care, but feds hold the purse strings and set priorities

Solitary nesting bees, like this native leafcutter bee, will get better houses that will augment their numbers through a University of Manitoba open competition.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Canadian honey farmers fear sting of China’s canola tariffs

April 21, 2025 — 
Tariffs could discourage planting of canola, a food source for bees

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