Visionary Conversations is a speaker series at the University of Manitoba hosted by president and vice-chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard. Some of the university’s leading minds share their insight on issues affecting our world and how the decisions we make today will shape our future.
For the next event, titled “Gender Equality: Fact or Fiction?”, join […]

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A member of the Canadian Olympic Committee will give a free public lecture tomorrow at the University of Manitoba that will discuss the role of gender testing at the Olympic Games.
The invited lecturer is Bruce Kidd, an Officer of the Order of Canada and a former Olympian (he competed in the Men’s 5000m race at […]

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A lecture examining gender through figure skating: are figure skating men sissies?
Campus Cast is semi-weekly podcast produced by the University of Manitoba that allows researchers to talk freely about their work.

 

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The University of Manitoba has a new Chair devoted to encouraging girls and women to take up science and engineering careers. Annemieke Farenhorst has been named the prairie region’s new Chair for Women in Science and Engineering by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
“The work done through the Chairs for Women […]

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The University of Manitoba is proud to host the Third Annual Meeting of the Prairie Political Science Association (PPSA), on Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2, 2010.
This year’s Conference theme is: “20 Years After Meech Lake: The Accord and Its Legacy.” This major meeting and discussion offers delegates and audience members an opportunity to […]

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In anticipation of International Women’s Day this weekend media are advised the following University of Manitoba experts are available for comment today and tomorrow:

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