News Archive
Students
Give us your opinion for a chance to win
March 6, 2023 —
First and final-year students: provide your feedback and have a chance to win up to $1000 in cash prizes and help improve the UM student experience. Now is your chance!
Faculty of Arts
Does the eco-climate crisis call for a new kind of citizenship, and new roles for academics?
March 6, 2023 —
The Centre for Applied and Professional Ethics is hosting an upcoming lecture and discussion with sustainability and climate scientist Kai Chan on March 9.
Students
Get to Know UM’s Student Support services
March 6, 2023 —
Being in university is a time of new beginnings, challenging experiences and life-changing events. Explore the student support systems in place to help: Student Advocacy and Case Management, Student Accessibility Services
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM-created program helps patients with chronic pain attain better quality of life
March 6, 2023 —
A new web-based therapy program developed by a UM team helps patients shift their focus from being locked in an endless battle against pain to accepting it as a “passenger” on their life journey.
Libraries
Two Student GIS Scholarships Now Available
March 6, 2023 —
Esri Canada is offering two GIS scholarships for UM students in any faculty using Esri technology to visualise projects or research to apply.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
President Benarroch invites you to think differently about entrepreneurship
March 6, 2023 —
President Benarroch talked about his non-traditional view of entrepreneurship and why entrepreneurship is more about ideas and impact than dollars and cents.
Faculty of Law
Moot Report 2023: Capturing the Spirit of the Laskin
March 3, 2023 —
The University of Manitoba’s 2023 Laskin Moot team proudly took home the Spirit of the Laskin Award, and finished in the Top 6 for their factum after competing in the annual bilingual competition held February 23, 24, and 25 at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Students
Who is Eternity Martis? Learn more about the upcoming Knight Lecturer
March 3, 2023 —
On March 9, UM is welcoming award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Eternity Martis. Her debut memoir, They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up, focused on her experience as a racialized student on a mainly white campus. The book was featured on book lists including the Globe and Mail, CBC, Pop Sugar, Now magazine, BlogTO, and Chatelaine, as well as on syllabi for high school and post-secondary classes across North America.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: The autonomous age will require human interface
March 3, 2023 —
Dr. Danny Mann's research on autonomous farm machinery has focused on ergonomics
Faculty of Law
Moot Report 2023: Success at Canadian National Negotiation Competition
March 3, 2023 —
Three University of Manitoba Faculty of Law teams from Robson Hall put in extremely strong performances at the seventh annual Canadian National Negotiation Competition (CNNC). The team of Chris Dick and Kennedy Pinette won second place in the inaugural French stream of the competition, an accomplishment that is all the more significant given the fact that four out of the six teams participating in French were from Québec. In the English stream, Ramsay Hall and Samantha Harvey placed third, and Benjamin Leahy and Jodi Plenert also performed at an extremely high level in a very talented field of 18 teams. This year, the CNNC was held at McGill University, Faculty of Law in Montreal on February 24 and 25, 2023.