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Jan Lederman: 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Service to the University of Manitoba

Jan Lederman: 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Service to the University of Manitoba

March 14, 2018 — 
Renowned corporate lawyer Jan Lederman [BA/74, LLB/77] is a champion for innovation

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The “Forces of Nature” series, created by the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo have been installed between the Armes Buller buildings. These pop-art-influenced pieces highlight the groundbreaking contributions of women to the study of science.

Op-ed: Good news for women and good news for science in Canada

March 7, 2018 — 
'The opportunity is real to write a better script'

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A selection of 5 dinner plates featuring attractive meals.

Faculty of Arts News

Food as a window to our past

March 6, 2018 — 
A History course with a lab component? Others have tried it, and this summer, for the first time, the Faculty of Arts will offer their own unique take on history with Food Histories (HIST 3760).

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Lake scene. Photo credit: Cheryl Foster

Faculty of Arts News

Graduate students are Rising Up

March 2, 2018 — 
On March 9 and 10, the Native Studies Graduate Students Association will host the third annual Rising Up conference featuring close to 100 scholars from around the world discussing Indigenous knowledge and research in Indigenous studies.

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Chantal Van Landeghem

Faculty of Architecture News

Meet Chantal Van Landeghem, master’s student and Olympian

February 22, 2018 — 
The 6’4” swimmer who won Canada’s first medal at the Rio Olympic Games with her relay team is easily the most athletic person in the entire building on this day

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Aerial shot of campus in teh winter

Campus Power Outage – Power restored

February 21, 2018 — 
Power has been restored to all buildings at Fort Garry campus after a large scale power outage

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A selection of dried fish and seafood displayed for sale in a Southeast Asian market.

Faculty of Arts News

Food for Thought: Dried fish matters

February 20, 2018 — 
Second talk in series focuses on the social economy of dried fish for livelihoods and food security

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Sport used as a tool for assimilation

February 16, 2018 — 
In the history of Canada, Residential Schools encouraged Indigenous students to participate in mainstream activities such as hockey or football instead of Indigenous activities such as lacrosse, for example

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Vaughn Karpan (#19) competes against Russia at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. //Photo from the Canadian Olympic Committee.

No Olympics, hockey career, without U of M

February 15, 2018 — 
He’s scouted some of the most recognized faces in the NHL. But long before he began his career off the ice, Vaughn Karpan [BA/85] was making a name for himself on the ice at the U of M’s Max Bell Centre

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Noted author, professor Jack Ludwig dies at 95

February 14, 2018 — 
1944 Arts grad expelled after publishing anti-war poem, generating international attention

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