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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 Arts

CBC Manitoba: Manitobans call Trump’s pitch to take over Gaza Strip grotesque, vulgar and ‘wholly unlawful’

February 5, 2025 — 
Forced ownership of Gaza would constitute war crime: U of M international law expert

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Fletcher Baragar, an economics professor at the University of Manitoba, says Canada should join forces with other nations facing Trump tariff threats — like Mexico, China and potentially the European Union — in order to strengthen economic ties over the next four years. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba has few options to ‘Trump-proof’ its economy in next 30 days, experts say

February 5, 2025 — 
Looking to global markets a long-term option, but '30 days is not a whole lot of time': U of M economist

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An Amazon warehouse in Montreal's Lachine borough, on Wednesday January 22, 2025. Photo by John Mahoney/Postmedia

Faculty of Arts

CBC Montreal: Amazon warehouse closures in Quebec have led to thousands of layoffs

February 3, 2025 — 
Layoffs so far totalling over 4,500, including delivery service partners

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Basketball takes over parking lot E on the Bannatyne campus during the summer.

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Winnipeg school community hopes the key to kids’ independence and confidence is child’s play

February 3, 2025 — 
'We've lost some really essential element in our childhoods'

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Zahra Moussavi holding a device capable of applying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, which her new study will investigate as a therapy for Alzheimer’s patients.

Price Faculty of Engineering

CTV Winnipeg: University of Manitoba experimenting with new, non-invasive methods of Alzheimer’s treatment

February 3, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba experimenting with new, non-invasive methods of Alzheimer's treatment

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Jason Shields, Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Design at the University of Manitoba.

Faculty of Architecture

CTV Winnipeg: ‘This was his legacy’ : The work to preserve this massive piece of art with virtual reality

February 3, 2025 — 
‘This was his legacy’ : The work to preserve this massive piece of art with virtual reality

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: historic Provincial Law Courts - pediment : blind justice and cornucopias in the tympanum - photo by M.Torres

Faculty of Law

Globe and Mail: Indigenous traditions in trials can restore trust in justice system, Manitoba chief judge says

January 31, 2025 — 
Glenn Joyal points to trial in killings of four Indigenous women as a template for how justice can overlap with reconciliation

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Police tape

Faculty of Science

CBC Saskatoon: Saskatoon police say at least 10 GPS devices still unaccounted for after man accused of illegal tracking

January 31, 2025 — 
Marty Schira, 46, previously convicted of kidnapping, sexual assault in 2004

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Dr. Christen Rachul

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Doctors Manitoba warns about medical misinformation as it launches annual wellness campaign

January 31, 2025 — 
Thirty-seven per cent of Canadian Medical Association survey respondents said they get health info online due to lack of doctor

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The White House

Faculty of Arts

CityTV: What Trump’s crackdown on DEI means for marginalized groups

January 30, 2025 — 
What Trump’s crackdown on DEI means for marginalized groups

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