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Inside the U of M’s Village Lab

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Elah Ajene
Gigii-bapiimin is an Ojibwe language term meaning, “we survived.” It is an expression that reflects the resilience and strength of Indigenous people. The Gigii-Bapiimin study, launched by the Village Lab — U of M’s faculty of...
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Project to examine period poverty across U of M campuses

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Elah Ajene
Periods are a fact of life. They are a basic human biological function for nearly half the world’s population. However, many individuals face challenges in accessing basic necessities to manage menstruation due to financial or other...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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New research finds T. rex had scaly lips

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Elah Ajene
About 65 million years after their extinction, dinosaurs remain some of the most famous prehistoric animals, and are often depicted in popular culture. In the 1993 film Jurassic Park, the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex was portrayed...
Faith Peters
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What past epidemics tell us about COVID-19

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Elah Ajene
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.  With over 761 million reported cases and a series of nation-wide lockdowns in the past three years, the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jenna Solomon
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A glimpse of the U of M skies

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Elah Ajene
On the third floor of University College, in room 394, is the Lockhart Planetarium. This facility at the U of M Fort Garry campus serves as an immersive teaching and public outreach space for the...
Ebunoluwa Akinbo
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UBC prof discusses new approaches to eco-climate crisis

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Elah Ajene
Last Thursday, the University of Manitoba Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics hosted a virtual lecture on the importance of eco-climate activism.  The lecture, “Does the co-climate crisis call for a new kind of citizenship,...
Faith Peters
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U of M co-led international study on preterm births

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Elah Ajene
Recent data from the International Perinatal Outcomes in the Pandemic (iPOP) study found a global decrease in preterm births during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.  A preterm or premature birth occurs when a baby is born...
Jenna Solomon
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