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NIC ADAM / FREE PRESS Nick Ridley (right) and Savanna Vagianos are two of the people behind Beyond Profit: Seeking Sustainability, a 25-minute documentary produced by U of M students and professors that explores three local small businesses that prioritize social and ecological wellbeing over maximizing profit.

Asper School of Business

Winnipeg Free Press: Planet before profit: local businesses featured in students’ sustainability film

July 31, 2024 — 
Planet before profit: local businesses featured in students’ sustainability film

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Grand Beach, with its three kilometres of white sand on Lake Winnipeg’s east shore, is often touted as one of North America’s best beaches. // photo courtesy of Travel Manitoba

Winnipeg Free Press: Funding announced for 17 projects to reduce nutrient load in Lake Winnipeg

July 31, 2024 — 
Funding announced for 17 projects to reduce nutrient load in Lake Winnipeg

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Dr. Mark Hanson, department of Environment and geography

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

Winnipeg Free Press: Retention ponds loaded with algae

July 30, 2024 — 
Retention ponds loaded with algae

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Person holding a fishing road standing near water.

Price Faculty of Engineering

Winnipeg Free Press: Great Lakes industry pledge catches on

July 26, 2024 — 
Great Lakes industry pledge catches on

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Headshot of Dean Douglas Brown

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

CBC Manitoba: Olympics historian explains why people love the Olympics so much

July 26, 2024 — 
Olympics historian explains why people love the Olympics so much

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Photo credit: JESSICA LEE / FREE PRESS FILES Brandon Trask is an associate law professor at the University of Manitoba and a former prosecutor.

Faculty of Law

CBC Manitoba: Sentencing arguments wrap up in the hearing for disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard

July 25, 2024 — 
Sentencing arguments wrap up in the hearing for disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard

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Jason Gibbs shows a case of beetles, collected from around the world

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba warns fruit growers about invasive pest

July 24, 2024 — 
Manitoba warns fruit growers about invasive pest

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Dylan MacKay

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Sobr Market rides non-alcoholic beverage wave

July 24, 2024 — 
Sobr Market rides non-alcoholic beverage wave

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pea size hail stones in a pile in someone's hand

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

CBC Edmonton: Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

July 22, 2024 — 
Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

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Twisters movie poster Image Credit: Universal Pictures

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

CTV Winnipeg: What a science professor thinks about the movie ‘Twisters’

July 19, 2024 — 
What a science professor thinks about the movie ‘Twisters’

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