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Arnold Frieman.

Remembering Arnold Frieman: entrepreneur, alumnus, philanthropist

April 9, 2019 — 
Arnold Frieman [BA/60, LLD/18], Holocaust survivor and retired president of Western Canada’s largest independent electronics business, died on April 5

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An aerial view of the Kapyong Barracks in an affluent area of Winnipeg, site of one of the most recent urban First Nations reserves. It will soon be transferred to seven Treaty One First Nations. // Image from Facebook

The Conversation: Urban reserves are tests of reconciliation

April 3, 2019 — 
'One approach to mitigating treaty violations is the additions-to-reserve process'

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Nazariy Demkowicz

Faculty of Science News

Life among the stars

April 2, 2019 — 
Nazariy Demkowicz grew up with a passion for science and exploration which resulted in incredible research opportunities and experiences.

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a mom cares for her elderly dad

Op-ed: Caregiver Recognition Act falls through cracks

March 26, 2019 — 
April 2 is Caregiver Recognition Day in Manitoba. Although the provincial government began to legislate support for them in 2011, the momentum seems to have been lost, leaving caregivers to continue to toil relatively unseen and unhelped.

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Canadian Armed Forces personnel being briefed by a Fijian colleague on a task they are to perform.

Alumni News

Alumni POV: Doves among wolves

March 26, 2019 — 
'Canadians can be rightly proud of the tremendous work their soldiers, sailors and air force personnel are doing under very trying circumstances'

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Romel Dhalla

Asper School of Business News

Romel Dhalla: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Service to the University of Manitoba

March 25, 2019 — 
It took years to make small changes as a student but I’m proud of what we were able to collectively put together

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Marcia Nozick: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Professional Achievement.

Alumni News

Marcia Nozick: 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Professional Achievement

March 18, 2019 — 
'To have a healthy city you really need to look very holistically at the opportunities for work, education, health and housing to meet everybody’s needs'

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Group photo of Students from R. D. Parker Collegiate visiting Women's and Gender Studies at the U of M

Faculty of Arts News

SHE group gets glimpse of life as U of M student

March 17, 2019 — 
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts hosted a group of students from R. D. Parker Collegiate on March 1, 2019. Women’s and Gender Studies major Morgan Hanson-Oliveira acted as their guide and takes us through their campus visit.

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Jessica Miranda, Faculty of Architecture Co-op Student, collaborating with her supervisor during her job placement at Urban Strategies Inc.

Students News

Co-op and Work Integrated Learning Week

March 11, 2019 — 
Thinking about connecting your academics to a work-related experience but don’t know where to start?

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Frances G. McGill [MD/1915] was Canada’s first female forensic pathologist. She is shown here in the Winnipeg Evening Tribune on Oct 22, 1955. // University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections

Alumni News

Ahead of her time: Trailblazing alumnae of the 1900s

March 7, 2019 — 
With International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re remembering our early U of M alumnae who defied society’s expectations and became trailblazers in their own right

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