University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor David Barnard says that although he is disappointed the provincial government was unable to fulfill its previous commitment to increase university funding by five per cent in Budget 2013, he appreciated that it avoided cuts implemented in other jurisdictions.
“We recognize our province is facing fiscal pressures and we appreciate […]

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At a recent auction of civil war memorabilia halfway around the world from us in South Yarra, Australia, thirteen items known as cartes de visite were for sale. They were part of a collection that included a folding moustache comb and a Spenser repeating carbine machine gun.
But some of these cartes de visite at auction […]

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The Co-Chairs of the 2013 University of Manitoba Political Studies Students’ Conference (PSSC) are pleased to announce its 29th forum on politics, defence and security. This year’s conference is entitled: “Canada and NATO After Afghanistan.”
General Ray Henault (ret), former Chief of Defense staff and former Chair of the NATO Defence Committee, will deliver the opening […]

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The next session of the award-winning Visionary Conversations series at the University of Manitoba is titled The New West: The Economic and Political Rise of Western Canada. This is the first of five sessions of 2013.
Visionary Conversations is an engaging, interactive speaker series that brings together our world-class minds to present and discuss issues with […]

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The following University of Manitoba experts are available to comment on the provincial government’s upcoming budget:
Economists:
Wayne Simpson, Professor, Department of Economics:
Research and teaching interests: Labour economics, applied microeconomics, quantitative methods and social policy; he has worked for the Bank of Canada and Economic Council of Canada.
Contact: (204) 474-6174; simpson@cc.umanitoba.ca
John McCallum, Professor, Department of Accounting & […]

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The following University of Manitoba experts are available to comment on the federal government’s upcoming budget:
Economists:
Wayne Simpson, Professor, Department of Economics:
Research and teaching interests: Labour economics, applied microeconomics, quantitative methods and social policy; he has worked for the Bank of Canada and Economic Council of Canada.
Contact: (204) 474-6174; simpson@cc.umanitoba.ca
John McCallum, Professor, Department of Accounting & […]

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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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