News Archive
Asper School of Business
Applications open for 2023 President’s Student Leadership Program, Deadline is Feb. 19.
February 7, 2023 —
The President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP), Manitoba’s premier leadership program, has opened applications for its fifth cohort of exceptional post-secondary students.
Scientific American: Better patient care calls for a ‘Platinum Rule’ to replace the golden one
February 7, 2023 —
A new principle in medicine focuses on understanding patients’ values, not assuming they share your own.
Lessons on love from ancient Greeks and Taylor Swift
February 7, 2023 —
Ancient Greek stories tell of a force we cannot eradicate. A god to some, demon to others, Eros’s myth reminds us on Valentine’s Day why people cannot help who and how they love.
Asper School of Business
International Honour for Case Coach Judy Jayasuriya
February 7, 2023 —
Judy Jayasuriya, Lead of Experiential Learning at the Asper School of Business, received the J. Pierre Brunet Coach Award at the 2023 John Molson MBA International Case Competition.
Indigenous
Louis Riel Day celebration returns to UM
February 7, 2023 —
Meet the team behind the upcoming Louis Riel Day celebration and other cultural events
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Campus visit exposes high school students to Rady Faculty programs
February 7, 2023 —
After listening to a panel of recent University of Manitoba medicine and nursing grads speak, Grade 12 student Isabella Dalisay had a better sense of what it takes to become a health-care professional.
Students
Meet UM’s finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships
February 7, 2023 —
University of Manitoba students Clèche Kokolo [BA/23], Keziah Brothers [BA/23], and Soomin Han [BSc/23] are finalists for the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University. Evan Chan [BA/23] receives a regional award
School of Art
Spring 2023 at the School of Art Gallery
February 6, 2023 —
The Performance of Shadows, February 16 to April 29, 2023, explores intuition as a condition of consciousness. This exhibition considers the expansiveness of three artists’ understanding of existence through various approaches to concepts of phenomenology, spirituality and political engagement.
Students
Take time for a mid-winter wellness check-in
February 6, 2023 —
The responsibilities that come with being a student on top of each individual’s circumstances can take a toll. While it’s easy to get caught up in busy schedules and numerous commitments, your physical and mental wellness matter above all else. It’s important to check in with yourself and listen to what your body needs.
Faculty of Arts
Determining if non-sentient beings, like the Great Barrier Reef or the Mona Lisa, have rights
February 6, 2023 —
Dimitar Tomovski is an MA student and 2022 recipient of a Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics graduate fellowship. The fellowship has allowed him to pursue his research on the rights of non-sentient beings with more financial freedom. The fellowships are open to UM faculty, instructors and graduate students from all fields and all faculties.