Virtual Learning for Life Program | University of Manitoba

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Fall 2021

The Virtual Learning for Life Fall 2021 series features incredible lectures from UM experts on a variety of topics. Explore new ideas and hear about innovative research happening around the globe!

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NOVEMBER 3 Dr. Melanie Soderstrom

Talking to Tiny People: The role of infant-directed speech in early language development

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Dr. Melanie Soderstrom is Associate Professor and Associate Head (Graduate) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on building a comprehensive model of the normal processes of early language acquisition.

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Dr. Susan Prentice

Canada’s Childcare Crisis: Why it Matters to Everyone

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Dr. Susan Prentice, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Sociology and Criminology. Dr. Prentice's research focuses on social inequality, social change, public policy and systemic discrimination. Dr. Prentice specialises in two broad areas of scholarship, each of which are taken with a critical focus on gender relations.

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NOVEMBER 17 Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

Microplastics and climate factors influencing the MP-toxicity on plants

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Dean of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources since September 1, 2020, Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima, received his PhD from the University of Munich and served as a Full Professor of Ecological Impact Research & Ecotoxicology at the Technical University Berlina and Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology in an Urban Environment at the University of Helsinki. His research has been supported by federal and regional ministries of China, Brazil, South Korea, Germany and Finland.

NOVEMBER 24 Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

How safe is our food – or do we buy toxins in supermarkets?

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Dean of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources since September 1, 2020, Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima, received his PhD from the University of Munich and served as a Full Professor of Ecological Impact Research & Ecotoxicology at the Technical University Berlina and Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology in an Urban Environment at the University of Helsinki. His research has been supported by federal and regional ministries of China, Brazil, South Korea, Germany and Finland.

DECEMBER 1 Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

CSI Ecotoxicology: mysterious flamingo deaths in the Rift Valley Lakes

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Dean of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources since September 1, 2020, Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima, received his PhD from the University of Munich and served as a Full Professor of Ecological Impact Research & Ecotoxicology at the Technical University Berlina and Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology in an Urban Environment at the University of Helsinki. His research has been supported by federal and regional ministries of China, Brazil, South Korea, Germany and Finland.

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Virtual Learning for Life Program: Fall 2021

Fall 2021

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NOVEMBER 3 Dr. Melanie Soderstrom

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POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Dr. Susan Prentice

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NOVEMBER 17 Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

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NOVEMBER 24 Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

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DECEMBER 1 Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

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