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The University of Manitoba has named Dr. Michael Benarroch as its 12th president and vice-chancellor.
Benarroch was raised in Winnipeg and takes over for Dr. David Barnard, who will complete his 12 years of service as U of M president next summer.
WINNIPEG — Coleen Dufresne, the former athletic director of the University of Manitoba Bisons, has entered the Canada West Hall of Fame.
Dufresne has a storied history with the Bisons spanning three decades. She spent 17 years as a coach and 15 as athletic director — retiring from the administrator position in August 2016.
WINNIPEG — As the Manitoba Bisons volleyball teams prepare to open their season Saturday at Investors Group Athletic Centre, the women’s squad is looking ahead to 2020-21.
The Herd introduced local recruit Brenna Bedosky on Friday. The Collège Jeanne-Sauvé product is a middle blocker currently playing for her high school and the Junior Bisons Volleyball Club.
A former University of Manitoba Bisons women’s volleyball player has entered the Canada West Hall of Fame.
Michelle Sawatzky-Koop is the first Bisons volleyballer to receive the honour.
WINNIPEG — More than 100 new nurses joined the profession during a pinning ceremony Thursday at the University of Manitoba.
The convocation saw 114 new graduates recite the U of M Bachelor of Nursing pledge, which was inspired by the 1893 Florence Nightingale Pledge and has been adapted by the university.
Dozens of brave University of Manitoba business students will take a chilly plunge into icy water today.
It’s all in support of the United Way as more than 40 students don costumes and jump into a pool on the U of M’s Fort Garry campus.
The University of Manitoba Bisons are back in action this season and we don’t want you to miss a second of it!
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A Winnipeg man has been charged after he allegedly deposited his own semen on the clothing of children.
Police say the man gained access to unsecured lockers in the Frank Kennedy/Active Living Centre at the University of Manitoba earlier this year, where he then took the clothing of children aged five to 11 and deposited seminal fluid on it before returning the garments.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG — The University of Manitoba says it has cut ties with an Ebola vaccine researcher pending the results of an RCMP investigation.
A spokesperson said the school has ended the non-salaried adjunct appointments of Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng.
By Shaelyn Strachan, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba
Many of us, aware of the benefits of exercise, try to stick to a routine, only to find our sneakers at the back of the closet when the weather doesn’t co-operate, our routine is disrupted or we are short of time.
One way to turn an exercise fling into a long-term commitment is to develop an exercise identity. An exercise identity is what we imagine when we think of an “exerciser.” For most, this is someone who goes to the gym regularly or prioritizes their walk despite a busy schedule.
