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Students News

UM degrees set 2023 grads on the path to success

June 5, 2023 — 
Meet some outstanding graduates of UM’s class of 2023! These individuals will be graduating during Spring Convocation, June 6-9. Learn more about their journey and how they are making an impact.

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Faculty of Arts News

Military experience leads to graduate degree in political studies

June 5, 2023 — 
In 2017, Christopher Hunt was living in Brandon, serving several short-term contracts in the Army Reserve and conducting contracted research for Royal Military College when he found himself deployed to Ukraine. This spring, he is graduating with a Master of Arts in Political Studies – a program that has afforded Chris many outstanding opportunities and has allowed him to meet some amazing students, academics and professionals in the field.

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Research and International News

Canada Research Chairs Symposium at Bannatyne campus

June 1, 2023 — 
On June 19 the Canada Research Chair (CRC) Symposium returns to Bannatyne campus for the final presentation of the 2023 school year.

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Research and International News

Meet Kristin Reynolds, 2022 Rh Award Winner in the Social Sciences category

May 26, 2023 — 
Kristin Reynolds is a 2022 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Social Sciences category.

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Sean Carleton

Research and International News

Meet Sean Carleton, 2022 Rh Award Winner in the Humanities category

May 26, 2023 — 
Sean Carleton is the 2022 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Humanities category.

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Cancel culture: YouTube videos on ‘getting cancelled’ are now their own genre and have links to the past

April 25, 2023 — 
The explosion of user-created content on platforms like YouTube, Twitch and TikTok has unsettled traditional notions of authorship.

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Research and International News

Historic Perspective of the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 25, 2023 — 
During the COVID-19 pandemic community activism helped to shape government responses and vaccine rollouts. A new project led by UM researcher, Dr. Esyllt Jones, will delve into untold stories from marginalized communities before they are lost.

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Eight UM courses that’ll get you hands-on with climate change and make you a better Earth citizen 

April 19, 2023 — 
So you want to be a better Earth citizen. Good. We have a course for that. Lots of them, really.

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Clèche Kokolo

Students News

Faculty of Arts student Clèche Kokolo awarded McCall MacBain Scholarship

April 18, 2023 — 
University of Manitoba student Clèche Kokolo will join a global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University.

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Faculty of Arts News

The Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent to combat the affordability crisis

April 10, 2023 — 
One of the most anticipated measures of the 2023 Canadian federal budget is the grocery rebate. The rebate is designed to provide relief to millions of Canadians who are struggling with rising grocery prices and food insecurity.

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