News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Record number of new medical students to receive white coats at UM
August 22, 2023 —
The largest medical class in University of Manitoba history – the Class of 2027 – will be cloaked in their first white coats as part of Inaugural Day Exercises for the Max Rady College of Medicine on Aug. 23.
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education collaborates with OISE-UT professor on SSHRC-funded research project
August 21, 2023 —
The project is supported by an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SHRC).
Faculty of Architecture
MLA 50th Anniversary Celebration: TREEMORIAL
August 21, 2023 —
Old-grown trees provide shade, store carbon and memories. The Department of Landscape Architecture celebrated its 50th Anniversary with events throughout the 2022/23 academic year. A tree planting on May 30th in remembrance of 50 years of learning and teaching landscape architecture in Manitoba and of Alexander Rattray, founder and first head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, was the final event of the half-of-a-century celebrations. This horticultural initiative by Dietmar Straub was intended to be a humble but long-lasting contribution to the Fort Garry Campus tree canopy and people’s memory.
Law space reimagined: Transforming legal learning
August 20, 2023 —
From transforming a simple storage to transforming the way students learn at UM Faculty of Law's Robson Hall.
Libraries
Apply for a $10,000 grant to create, adapt and adopt OER
August 18, 2023 —
Apply for a $10,000 grant to create, adapt and adopt OER
New funding announced for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) development
August 18, 2023 —
The new SoTL Development Fund was created for those who are new to SoTL to provide opportunities to develop research skills in pedagogy and learning, and to engage with the SoTL community at UM and across Canada.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM student researches virtual care solutions for managing chronic cough
August 17, 2023 —
A study conducted this summer at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences suggested virtual care strategies that became more common during the COVID-19 pandemic can also be effective in assessing and managing patients with chronic cough.
Chemical clean-up: Six buildings to temporarily close on evening of Aug. 22
August 17, 2023 —
Maintaining the safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors is a priority at the University of Manitoba. In efforts to keep our labs and campus community safe, it’s essential that UM safely disposes of expired or damaged chemicals as part of regular and ongoing practices.
Asper School of Business
Asper Master of Finance student reflects on one year in Canada
August 17, 2023 —
Frank Tao, a Master of Finance (MFin) student at the Asper School of Business, has just marked the one-year anniversary of his arrival in Canada, and as an international student, his motivations for pursuing his MFin lie somewhere between practicality and self-discovery.
Winnipeg Free Press: Barry Prentice on taking another view of a northern link
August 16, 2023 —
Supply chain expert in the Asper School of Business and the director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute, Barry E. Prentice, wrote an op-ed about why it's important to consider the Hudson Bay corridor and gateways more broadly