College of nursing grapples with palliative care and physician-assisted suicide
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On Monday, Oct. 26, an engaged crowd of nursing students, social workers, registered nurses, and community members attended an open forum titled “Emerging Ethical Challenges for Palliative Care,” presented by nursing professor Carol Taylor,...
Master of social work in indigenous knowledge awaits funding approval
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Inner-city social work students, North End community members, and University of Manitoba administrators met last week to discuss a new academic program that continues to generate excitement—the Master’s of Social Work in Indigenous Knowledge.
The...
Mentorship program helps at-risk pregnant women, report finds
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The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba recently released an analysis of the InSight Mentoring Program, a provincial program intended to help prevent the development of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders...
Faculty union opposes teaching load increase
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Changes to the instructor workload in the faculty of arts have sparked criticism from the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).
As of Sept. 2, instructors in the faculty are required to provide 24 credit...
Forcing indigenous issues to the federal forefront
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On Sept. 26 the National Post published a letter about the lack of indigenous issues at the forefront of federal election platforms, denouncing the silence from each of the major political parties on such issues...
Perry Bellegarde speaks at University of Manitoba
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Perry Bellegarde, national chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) spoke at the University of Manitoba last week, outlining the priorities of the AFN going into the federal election.
Embracing the F word
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Exploring the word “forgiveness” brings up strong emotions, and this was no more obvious than during an event hosted by the Arthur V. Mauro Brown Bag Lecture Series at St. Paul’s College last Friday,...
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