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UM hosts panel of experts discusses generative AI

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Colton McKillop
A UM Knowledge Exchange panel discussion last Wednesday brought together experts from a variety of backgrounds to explore the challenges generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses to artists, legal professionals and others. Entitled “Next Steps with...
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Lectures explore colonialism, Indigenous activism

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Michaela de Hoop
The University of Manitoba labour studies department hosted a two-part lecture series on Indigenous political issues and engagement in Canada last week as part of the U of M’s Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Program. Professor emeritus...
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Travelling refugee museum exhibit comes to Winnipeg

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Alicia Rose
An exhibition featuring the experiences of southeast Asian refugees curated by a professor from Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is currently featured in the Manitoba Museum’s Festival Hall. Run by the Hearts of Freedom project,...
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Students receive delayed charges from UM food vendor

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Alicia Rose
Some students at the University of Manitoba received delayed credit card charges at the end of last month from purchases made in the fall.  Aramark, a food distribution company, has overseen dining and food services...
Simon Pensato
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Federal government to cap international student permits

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Colton McKillop
The federal government is capping permits for international students for two years as part of an effort to combat “bad actors” in the post-secondary sector, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced...
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Community marches for justice for Afolabi Stephen Opaso

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Alicia Rose
The words “No justice, no peace,” echoed at Union Station Saturday afternoon as more than one hundred people gathered to protest the killing of Afolabi Stephen Opaso, a 19-year-old Nigerian international student at the...
Matthew Merkel
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Student-at-large suspended from UMSU meetings

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Michaela de Hoop
Student-at-large Victoria Romero has been suspended from attending UMSU board of director meetings for the remainder of the 2023-2024 academic year.  During the Jan. 25 UMSU board of directors (BoD) meeting, board members were presented...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo

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