Hortense Spillers from Vanderbilt University will deliver the 2010 Sidney Warhaft Memorial Distinguished Visiting Speaker lecture tomorrow, October 29.
Spillers is a Professor of English and her lecture is titled, “Women and the Republics”. It will explore the role of women and the question of citizenship in the context of early modern state formations. It is […]

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Nahlah Ayed spent seven years as the CBC’s Arab world correspondent, filing for television, radio and CBC online. From Riyadh to Tehran, Beirut to Baghdad, Ayed covered the region extensively, interviewing key leaders, and reporting from several major conflicts including those in Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza.
Today, Ayed will share her experiences with students in a […]

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Ian Smillie, considered to be one of the world’s leading authorities on ‘blood diamonds’, will share with students his stories of international development today at 9 a.m. and again at 3 p.m.
Smillie has been involved in development for over 30 years. He has lived and worked in Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Bangladesh. He founded Canadian […]

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Ryan Hreljac, the popular young activist who has been featured on high-profile programs such as the Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN, will be speaking at the University of Manitoba tomorrow (April 30) at 10 a.m.
Hreljac has made headlines over the years because of his early start as an activist. At only six years of age, […]

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We need phosphorus in our soil to grow crops and in our water to sustain fish, but too much can cause big problems. An overload creates algae blooms like those in Lake Winnipeg.
University of Manitoba researcher Don Flaten is holding a free public presentation on the topic tomorrow evening. Flaten, who belongs to the Lake […]

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University of Manitoba professor will discuss how to strategically leverage talent among seasoned employees and the new workers of generation Y to retain an effective workforce in tough times.
Canadian organizations are facing what could be the greatest labour shortage of our lifetimes. By 2010, more Canadians will be leaving the workforce than entering. This lack […]

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One of the world’s foremost economic theorists is making one stop in Canada, and it’s to Winnipeg.
Dr. Gérard Duménil, economist and retired Research Director of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientique in Paris, France, will deliver a public lecture uncovering the roots of the current global economic crisis, discussing its political consequences and the […]

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