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Student members of the University of Manitoba's Indigenous Student Led Indigenous Art Purchase Program. (Submitted by C.W. Brooks-Ip)

School of Art

CBC Manitoba: How the University of Manitoba is decolonizing its art collection

July 5, 2024 — 
How the University of Manitoba is decolonizing its art collection

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A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in a NASA rendering of a nova (NASA)

Faculty of Science

CTV Winnipeg: If you look at the night sky, you may notice a new star shining down on earth

July 4, 2024 — 
If you look at the night sky, you may notice a new star shining down on earth

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Aedes aegypti mosquito Date: 2006 Content credits: Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame

Faculty of Science

CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba research looking at release of sterile mosquitoes to control population

July 3, 2024 — 
Manitoba research looking at release of sterile mosquitoes to control population

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Dr. Mark Belmonte, Biological Sciences

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Western Producer: Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears

July 3, 2024 — 
Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears

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Image of Dr. Paul D. Larson, CN Professors in Supply Chain Management

Asper School of Business

Winnipeg Free Press: City bylaw change first stop on Pedal Pub route to onboard liquor licence

July 3, 2024 — 
City bylaw change first stop on Pedal Pub route to onboard liquor licence

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Healthy foods, including carrots, strawberries, red pepper, kiwi, blue berries, tomatoes, melon, salmon, avocado, olives and corn.

Faculty of Science

CBC Manitoba: The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice

July 2, 2024 — 
The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice

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Senior Canada-150 Research Chair Dr. Julienne Stroeve at the Centre for Earth Observation Science

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

Associated Press: Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

July 2, 2024 — 
Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

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Photo of Dr. Christopher Adams who has been re-appointed as the rector of St. Paul's College.

Faculty of Arts

The Canadian Press: Manitoba premier polling high after nine months, but experts say challenges lie ahead

July 2, 2024 — 
Manitoba premier polling high after nine months, but experts say challenges lie ahead

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Star-nosed moles may not be giant mantis-looking creatures with super hearing, but they’re bizarre, underground-dwelling, hamster-sized creatures with giant claws for digging. STAN TEKIELA AUTHOR / NATURALIST / WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER/MOMENT/GETTY IMAGES

Faculty of Science

Inverse: The Aliens from A Quiet Place: Day One Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

June 30, 2024 — 
The Aliens from A Quiet Place: Day One Most Closely Resemble This Shocking Animal

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Neil McArthur, director of the centre for professional and applied ethics at the University of Manitoba (photo CBC)

Faculty of Arts

Winnipeg Free Press: Transparency issues over child-care inspection reports remain despite move to digital records

June 28, 2024 — 
Transparency issues over child-care inspection reports remain despite move to digital records

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