Working and studying in uncomfortably warm or cool environments is not joyous. So please note that Physical Plant is working hard right now to ensure faculty, staff and students have comfort. Physical Plant is currently transitioning campus buildings from their heating to cooling systems and they aim to have all buildings switched to cooling […]

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The jury is here and they are beginning to make their selections.
In December of 2012 the University of Manitoba launched the Visionary (re)Generation Open International Design Competition. The competition tasked teams with developing an overall vision and urban design strategy for the Fort Garry campus and the newly acquired Southwood Precinct, a 49-hectare parcel of […]

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On Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 3:00 pm., Karina Cardona Claros, a student in the department of environment and geography, will be presenting a talk titled “Creative Skills for Confronting the Ableist City: Resisting Immobility Following Spinal Cord Injury.”
Cardona Claros will be telling the story of growing up with a visible disability, and how it […]

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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) has awarded the University of Manitoba over $250,000 to upgrade infrastructure on its Fort Garry campus.
The announcement was made today by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD).
The new funding will help the University of Manitoba repair the roofs of its Frank Kennedy Centre and the Extended Education Building.
“This investment at Frank […]

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Students and researchers in the department of civil engineering at the University of Manitoba will soon have the opportunity to conduct innovative work in a new facility for testing construction materials thanks to a generous gift of $1 million from Saul and Henry Koschitzky (BSc.EP/58) and their families.
Established over 60 years ago, IKO is engaged […]

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Designers from across the globe can now officially register for the University of Manitoba’s Visionary (re)Generation Open International Design Competition, opening the door to the creation of a new Fort Garry Campus Plan.
On Thursday, December 6, interested teams will also be able to access the competition brief, which lays out the parameters of an exciting […]

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University of Manitoba president Dr. David Barnard introduced today the jury that will help reshape the future of the Fort Garry campus.
Dr. Barnard is himself one of the 10 jurors who will adjudicate on the Visionary (re)Generation Open International Design Competition, which will officially be launched in December, 2012.
In November, 2011 the University acquired […]

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