Advancing equity in cancer care
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Last month, U of M assistant professor in the college of nursing Tara Horrill was among the winners of the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grants competition, receiving funding for her research...
Let’s talk about baby talk
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Before babies are even born, they begin learning how to speak. In the uterus, they hear and respond to voices and start to understand how words, rhythm, sound and speed of speech work together...
Make time for community and culture over the holidays
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My favourite part of the holiday season as a student is the break we are finally rewarded with after the fall semester’s constant bombardment of work.
During the break, there are always many fun festivities....
Midwives and the changing maternal health landscape
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Each year in Canada, over 300,000 people give birth. High quality, accessible care helps ensure their safe transition from pregnancy, to birth, to the postpartum period. More Canadian jurisdictions are regulating and funding midwives,...
Opportunity knocks for NDP on public and active transportation
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Wab Kinew and the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) defeated the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives (PCs) in the provincial election earlier this October. The centre-left NDP ran a relatively moderate campaign with limited attention on...
Illegality of dumpster diving in Winnipeg facilitates waste
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In this economy, the discarded microwaves and half-eaten red velvet cakes in my apartment complex’s dumpster are their own sweet temptations. However, I am defiant in private and a pathetic rule-follower in public. I...
UM hosts speaker series on clean water and sanitation
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In 2018, the University of Manitoba was named the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Hub for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 — clean water and sanitation.
As part of its Last Drop UNAI Speaker Series,...
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