New virtual centre for Indigenous rights research
The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) has partnered with the Mamawipawin research group to produce a virtual home for scholarship and…
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Study on public perception of campus geese launched
If you are a student or staff member at the University of Manitoba, you have probably received an email from Fran Mulhall asking you to…
New book returns disabled narratives to history
A book co-edited by University of Manitoba associate professor Nancy Hansen was recently released in paperback. Titled The Routledge History of Disability, the book discusses…
New sustainability in action facility opens
The department of biosystems engineering from the Price faculty of engineering and the faculty of agricultural and food sciences have announced the establishment of a…
Annual student anthropology conference goes virtual
The University of Manitoba anthropology students’ association (UMASA) is holding its annual conference in conjunction with the University of Winnipeg anthropology students association. The two-day…
Students speak on remote learning experiences
On March 23, 2020, the University of Manitoba officially switched to remote learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a year later, the…
Pilot study to help dementia patients
A team at the U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences is developing a new way for people with dementia and their caregivers to…
Academic perspectives on pandemic and policy
The University of Manitoba’s department of political studies hosted a colloquium March 5 discussing the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on local, provincial and federal policy. The…
Law professor releases book on genocide research theory
A new book co-edited by Kjell Anderson, assistant law professor and director of the University of Manitoba’s master of human rights program, examines the methodology…
U of M prof leads project analyzing dried fish social economy
University of Manitoba anthropology professor Derek Johnson is at the helm of a long-term project studying the social economy of dried fish. Dried Fish Matters…