News Release: U of M Hosts East-West Alliance Conference

June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Medicine, conference

The University of Manitoba will be the first Canadian partner to play host to the East-West Alliance on June 3 and 4, welcoming nine learning institutions from across the globe.

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News Release: Premier Greg Selinger to Open Student Conference

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Students, political studies

Leaders from across Canada are coming to the University of Manitoba for a three-day conference starting Feb. 3 that will examine Manitoba’s relationship with other provinces, states and countries.
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger will give the keynote address at the 26th annual Manitoba as an International Actor Conference, which is hosted by U of M political […]

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News Release: How to Bake a Bigger Pie

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Agriculture, News Release

Western Canadian agriculture faces a competitive disadvantage in serving international markets because the crops are grown far from the ports that serve the world. Improvements in logistics and transport help, but if competitors improve as well then no real gain occurs. So Western Canadian agriculture has to coordinate its efforts and focus on total costs […]

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News Release: Baking a Bigger Pie

November 18th, 2009 · No Comments · News Release, conference, infrastructure

Western Canadian agriculture faces a competitive disadvantage in serving international markets because the crops are grown far from the ports that serve the world. Improvements in logistics and transport help, but if competitors improve as well then no real gain occurs. So Western Canadian agriculture has to coordinate its efforts and focus on total costs […]

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News Release: Major Conference on Natural Immunity to HIV/AIDS

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Medicine, News Release, Nursing, Outreach, Research, conference

More than 75 of the world’s top HIV/AIDS researchers will assemble in Winnipeg, Canada, this weekend to discuss the phenomenon of natural immunity to HIV/AIDS.
The International Centre for Infectious Diseases (ICID), the University of Manitoba and the Public Health Agency of Canada are holding the first International Symposium on Natural Immunity to HIV (ISNIH) from […]

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News Release: Reggio Education Conference

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Education, News Release, conference

Beginning Wednesday, May 6th, 2009, over 1,000 early year educators, from Canada and the northern United States will travel to Winnipeg to attend the first ever Reggio Inspired Care and Education Conference (RICE).
This three-day conference for early childhood, university and college educators, teachers, parents, administrators, superintendents, consultants and the arts community will be held at […]

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News Release: Getting Aboriginal students excited about Math and Science

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Aboriginal, Education, News Release, Students

Most K-12 students probably wouldn’t put math and science at the top of their list of favourite subjects. For Aboriginal students, it may even be less likely.
In fact, recent reports such as the C.D. Howe Institute’s Closing the Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal Education Gaps shows an ever-widening divide between the academic achievements of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal K-12 students.
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