Sports psychologist Leisha Strachan can speak to media about the religious faith of Denver Bronco’s quarterback Tim Tebow and the impact it has on his performance.
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Strachan is available to speak to media.

Leisha Strachan, assistant professor in the Faculty of […]

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MP Rod Bruinooge will join David Barnard, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba, and Jane Watkinson, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the opening of a new state-of-the-art fitness facility.
What: Theraband “ribbon” cutting to open new fitness facility
When: Friday, December 9, 2011, at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Circuit Training Centre, Third […]

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Gordon “Professor Popsicle” Giesbrecht celebrates twenty-five years of his cold water research with the release of a new DVD that’s free to the public and geared towards saving lives.Giesbrecht, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, is available to tell media about Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp, and parts of the film […]

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When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take the field this weekend in the upcoming Grey Cup game, some might be sporting a Bison jersey under their blue and gold.
Playing in this Sunday’s 99th Grey Cup are former U of M Bison football players and alumni Jamie Boreham [BPE/2006], Don Oramasionwu [B.Comm (Hons)/2009], and Brady Browne [B.A./2009]. […]

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Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, head of the Laboratory for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in the U of M’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, once again allows TV cameras into his lab to disprove a myth about the effects of cold weather on the body.
Tonight, as part of a Nature of Things segment on “Myth or […]

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He’s probably Manitoba’s best-known research scientist, having been on The Late Show With David Letterman, the Rick Mercer Report (twice) and was tracked by anxious onlookers around the world by satellite as he walked the length of Lake Winnipeg.
To celebrate 25 years of cold research and education, Dr. Gord Giesbrecht is reminiscing and expanding wistfully […]

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University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor David Barnard and His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, celebrated inner city success stories today.
The Celebrating Inner-City Community Connections event showcased highlights of the University of Manitoba Connecting to Kids report. This report demonstrated that world-class scholars, researchers and staff are joining with community […]

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