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CityNews: COVID vaccination rates dismal across Canada 4 years after pandemic was declared

March 12, 2024 —
COVID vaccination rates dismal across Canada 4 years after pandemic was declared

COVID-19, department of psychology, Faculty of Arts, vaccinations

UM launches program to ignite research excellence and innovation

March 11, 2024 —
UM has launched a new program to support groundbreaking, high-risk, high-reward research that will help solve complex challenges at home and around the world.

Dr. Versha Banerji, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Price Faculty of Engineering, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

CBC Manitoba: Kinew’s political honeymoon continues with approval rating climbing higher, poll suggests

March 11, 2024 —
Kinew's political honeymoon continues with approval rating climbing higher, poll suggests

Faculty of Arts, Manitoba politics, Wab Kinew

HR Reporter: Pilots’ work duties centre of union grievance against Ontario regional airline

March 7, 2024 —
HR Reporter: Pilots' work duties centre of union grievance against Ontario regional airline

Faculty of Arts, labour negotiations, labour studies

Jen Gunter stands in an outdoor garden between flowers and a brick wall.

Winnipeg Free Press: In Conversation: Dr. Jen Gunter

March 7, 2024 —
Winnipeg Free Press: In Conversation: Dr. Jen Gunter

Dr. Jen Gunter, Faulty of Arts, international women's day, Menstrual equity, The Centre for Human Rights Research, Women's health

APTN: Brian Mulroney held the line on settler colonialism: activist

March 1, 2024 —
APTN: Brian Mulroney held the line on settler colonialism: activist

Brian Mulroney, Canadian Prime Minister, department of history, department of Indigenous studies, Faculty of Arts

Dr. Christopher Adams, rector of St. Paul's College. Photo taken December 15, 2021 (University of Manitoba)

The Canadian Press: Manitoba government runs ads and poll on temporary fuel-tax cut

February 27, 2024 —
The Canadian Press: Manitoba government runs ads and poll on temporary fuel-tax cut

Faculty of Arts, political studies, provincial budget

Students walk the path in front of Tier Building on Fort Garry campus in winter 2020.

Winnipeg Free Press: Seine River custodians vote on tentative deal

February 27, 2024 —
Winnipeg Free Press: Seine River custodians vote on tentative deal

collective bargaining, Faculty of Arts, labour studies, Seine River, strike negotiations

Delia Douglas at her PhD graduation with her father, Lawrence Fitzroy Douglas

Reflecting B(l)ack and moving forward: A legacy of a life well lived

February 23, 2024 —
My father, the late professor Lawrence Fitzroy Douglas, accepted a position in the department of sociology at the University of Manitoba in 1967. He was the first Black faculty member in the department and one of its four founding members.

Black History Month, Department of Sociology and Criminology