Honorary degrees are bestowed upon individuals who have achieved preeminence in human rights, design, medicine, voluntarism and communication.During the 133rd annual Spring Convocation of the University of Manitoba on May 10, May 29, May 30 and May 31, 2012, the following noteworthy individuals will be given honorary degrees:
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Dr. George E. Yee, celebrated physician and philanthropist, […]

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The Faculty of Medicine Art Show is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the theme (Im)possibilities. The annual event opens with a gala on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Brodie Centre Atrium, 727 McDermot Avenue. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. The artwork will be on public display in the Brodie Atrium […]

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The Stu Clark Investment Competition, Canada’s premier graduate level business competition, has begun, with twelve teams from around the world seeking to win $20,000 towards a commercial startup program.This year, teams from the United States, Canada and Thailand are vying for top prizes in the three-day competition that tests teams on their elevator pitches, as […]

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 Extensive renovations and equipment upgrades are now complete at the Children’s Dental Clinic, an oral health facility serving high-risk, medically compromised and special healthcare needs children at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority CEO, Arlene Wilgosh, and Anthony Iacopino, dean of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry, officially unveiled the updates […]

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At noon on Friday, March 23, 2012, the ten finalists from the most ambitious University of Manitoba competition ever will learn who will win the grand prize in the Define Your Future contest.
The winner will choose between a trip to the Arctic to work with University of Manitoba researchers there, to India to work alongside […]

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On March 14, 400 University of Manitoba students from eight health and social care faculties will participate in the first large-scale event hosted by the University of Manitoba’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) Initiative.
This event, which will occur on both U of M campuses, will focus on health promotion and team communication skills so that U of […]

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The Faculty of Law and its students extend an open invitation to the 2nd Annual DeLloyd J. Guth Visiting Lecture in Legal History:
Habeas Corpus: Legal History and Guantanamo Bay
By Professor James Oldham (Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.)
This lecture by the eminent James Oldham centres on his past ten years’ experience as Counsel of Record […]

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