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Students participate in Alternative Reading Week at Winnipeg Harvest.

Students

Alternative Reading Week sees students hone skills in the community

February 16, 2016 — 
Students involved in the program volunteer at a range of non-profit organizations through the week of Feb. 16, including at Winnipeg Harvest, along with in international areas

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Indigenous_students smiling outside of class

Exploring the opportunities of integrating Indigenous knowledge

January 24, 2016 — 
Join us at Indigenous Awareness Week

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Faculty of Education

Students find a sense of community during northern practicum placements

January 18, 2016 — 
These experiences can help teacher candidates 'define themselves as professionals,' says associate dean, undergraduate

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Faculty of Education

Outreach program promotes Indigenous science discovery

January 7, 2016 — 
Program hopes to 'see if these types of activities really increase [the students’] knowledge of who they are as a people'

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Students, Faculty Respond to Syrian Refugee Crisis

January 5, 2016 — 
Health-care providers are trained to offer medical and health care, but reaching out to those in need on the other side of the world? For University of Manitoba first-year medical students Rami Elzayat and Zeenib Kohja – as well as for Faculty of Health Sciences faculty members- that’s just second nature.

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Presidents stand behind a table after signing the Indigenous Education Blueprint

History made: Manitoba’s education sector unites to advance Indigenous education

December 18, 2015 — 
Indigenous Education Blueprint will lead to action on TRC recommendations

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Bisons Women's Hockey volunteering at Siloam Mission

Community Stories

Giving Back

December 16, 2015 — 
From December 14 to 18 Bison athletes are helping to serve breakfast and lunch, as well as provide support at the homeless shelter wherever it’s needed

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

The wave of the future

November 26, 2015 — 
November 27 marks National Physician Assistant Day. The College of Medicine celebrates its PA program and everyone who works very hard to make program such a success. In honour of National PA Day (#PAdayCA) we bring you an article (from the next issue of MB Medicine) about two PA students who are doing some amazing work in the community.

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Kim Paquette and Diane Ellsworth

Senior alumni embrace new learning for life program

November 19, 2015 — 
The passion for on-going learning does not stop with youth.

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Shopping cart with food products

Teaching nutrition, developing civic awareness

November 18, 2015 — 
Students will visit local school to teach students and their parents about healthy food choices.

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