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The Iranian nuclear deal: rapprochement or realpolitik
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Iran and the five permanent members of the security council, the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the U.K., the U.S., and Germany) reached an agreement on Nov. 24 which will provide limited relief of sanctions...
NHL players file lawsuit claiming brain injuries and negligence
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On Nov. 25, nine retired NHL players filed a class-action lawsuit against the NHL for failing to protect players from the effects of repeated brain trauma due to concussions. The number of players involved...
Joe Clark visits UMFM to promote new book
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Former prime minister Joe Clark visited UMFM last week to promote his new book, How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change. The interview by program director Michael Elves will be aired on...
Solitary confinement: a phenomenological perspective
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Lisa Guenther, Vanderbilt University associate professor and former Winnipegger, was in town last week to discuss solitary confinement – an issue touching on notions of class, race, and gender.
Guenther gave two talks on Thursday,...
United Nations director discusses international human rights with faculty of law
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The faculty of law at the University of Manitoba welcomed Marcia Kran to the school’s Fort Garry campus last week, where she gave a lecture on the subject of human rights law.
Kran, a distinguished...
U of M sustainability series highlights ethical consumption
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The office of sustainability at the University of Manitoba continued its brown bag lunch seminar series last Wednesday highlighting different forms of ethical consumption, as well as the role that the Fort Garry BookStore...
U of M prof presents on Thirty Years War
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Erik Thomson, associate professor in the University of Manitoba’s history department, presented a paper entitled “Arms Dealing, Finance and Diplomacy in the Thirty Years War” to a packed conference room in Tier Building last...
