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Liberals announce $13 million in funding for U of M
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The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced $13 million in research funding and scholarships for U of M students Oct. 12.
The grants are part of a nation-wide $558 million investment...
U of M celebrates sustainability month
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October is sustainability month in Manitoba.
The U of M’s office of sustainability is hosting events throughout the month to promote awareness about the impact human behaviour has on the planet and to advocate for...
U of M associate prof arrested on child pornography charges
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A U of M associate professor and child psychologist has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography.
Gary Shady, 72, was arrested in his Fort Rouge home Wednesday.
An investigation by the Winnipeg Police...
Manitobans protest for safe housing, affordable transit
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Manitobans marched from City Hall to the legislative building Thursday to advocate for a poverty-free province.
The walk, organized by Make Poverty History Manitoba — an activist group focused on changing public policy to identify...
Indigenous prof critical of U of M land acknowledgement
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Indigenous U of M professor Laara Fitznor expressed concern with the U of M’s Traditional Territories Acknowledgement during a lecture Oct. 4.
Fitznor, an associate professor at the U of M’s Faculty of Education, has...
U-Pass negotiations in beginning stages
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As the end of the three-year U-Pass contract nears, Winnipeg Transit has requested to begin negotiations with UMSU.
UMSU’s current U-Pass contract will expire in May 2019, which UMSU president Jakob Sanderson called an “exciting...
Laws changing too slowly: disability rights advocate
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Disability rights advocate David Lepofsky spoke at a talk hosted by Barrier-Free Manitoba at the Millennium Library Oct. 4 where he criticized the provincial government for lagging behind when bringing accessibility standards into law.
Lepofsky,...
