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Deciding the Fair Priority for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

September 9, 2020 — 
UM philosopher RJ Leland is part of an interdisciplinary research team that has published its suggestion on how best to inform preparations for vaccine distribution, so that doses can be distributed in the most just way possible once a vaccine is available.

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Three alumni honoured by Lieutenant-Governor

September 8, 2020 — 
Recognized for their prolonged, meritorious service in the preservation and promotion of the province’s history and heritage. 

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Distinguished Professor Aniruddha Gole [MSc/80, PhD/82], recipient of the Dr. John M. Bowman Memorial Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Award

Research and International News

Rh Awards Recognize UM Research Excellence

September 8, 2020 — 
Tune in on Sept. 22, 7 pm on the UM YouTube channel to view the Rh Awards Celebration, and hear a bit about each recipient’s research from them, personally.

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Three UM professors elected to Royal Society

September 8, 2020 — 
Three University of Manitoba professors have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the country’s most esteemed association of scholars and scientists.

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COVID-19 pandemic

UM researchers get $9.4M for COVID-19 rapid response grants and clinical trials

September 4, 2020 — 
Research Manitoba has announced $3.8M in research funding to support recipients of the Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Competition and eight Manitoba clinical trials related to COVID-19 and applied health research.

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Faculty of Arts News

Susan Prentice named Duff Roblin Professor

September 4, 2020 — 
Susan Prentice, Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts, has been named to the Duff Roblin Professorship, effective September 1, 2020.

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Manitoba polyculture plot that includes 57 edible and medicinal plants. Photo: Kirsten Benot.

Nine UM researchers receive Insight Development Grants

August 21, 2020 — 
Nine University of Manitoba researchers are among the recipients of Insight Development Grants as announced by the Government of Canada, receiving a total of $569,267 in funding.

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Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too

August 17, 2020 — 
The potential long-term consequences on children from increased parental stress, anxiety and depression are only beginning to be understood.

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Indigenous Scholar Réal Carrière

Indigenous News

Centering Indigenous knowledges in politics and governance

August 13, 2020 — 
Cree-Métis scholar blends his traditional upbringing with political science

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A drawing of planet Earth in space, with spikes emanating from the planet so that it resembles the coronavirus.

No ‘back to normal’ after COVID-19

August 12, 2020 — 
COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the inequities of Canada’s current “curative” health-care system and the problems associated with viewing health policy in isolation from social factors.

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