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St. John's College News
Welcoming our newest Fellows to St John’s College : Network News
March 3, 2025 — St. John’s College is pleased to welcome four distinguished scholars as new Fellows: Dr. Gerd Prehna, Dr. Punam Mehta, Dr. Patty Thille, and Dr. Shirley Thompson.
UM faculty and alumni appointed to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission board : Network News
March 3, 2025 — Seven faculty and alumni have recently been appointed to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (CEC) board, an important arms-length provincial agency under the Environment Act.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Researchers, producers and industry come together for Canadian agricultural sustainability conference : Network News
March 2, 2025 — The University of Manitoba plays host this week to Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2025, a free three-day virtual conference March 4-6
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba entomologists are investigating bovine anaplasmosis transmission in cattle : Network News
March 1, 2025 — Horse flies and deer flies, commonly known as bulldogs, belong to a family of biting flies named Tabanidae. There are thousands of species worldwide, with about 150 in Canada, and approximately 25 different species found in Manitoba.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
UM alum values her ‘phenomenal medical education,’ urges redesign of health system to ensure doctors thrive : MomentUM for change
February 28, 2025 — Today’s medical students are extraordinary individuals with great capacity to contribute as physicians, but the health-care system must change to support them in achieving their best, a distinguished medical alum said at a recent UM awards dinner.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Soil health lecture explores links to crop yield and resiliency : Network News
February 28, 2025 — The second Ted Poyser Lecture in Soil Health features Dr. Laura Van Eerd from the University of Guelph
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News
NRI Professor Wins Lifetime Achievement Award : Network News
February 28, 2025 — Dr. John Sinclair wins the International Association for Impact Assessment 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Christine Sinclair, champion on and off the pitch, to deliver 2025 Knight Lecture : MomentUM for change
February 28, 2025 — Sinclair will recount her rise to soccer stardom, sharing the teamwork, passion, and resilience it took to succeed, along with the barriers she’s faced and her vision for a more inclusive future.
Medscape Medical News: Mental health worse after workplace injuries : UM in the News
February 28, 2025 — Patients with workplace injuries have worse mental health outcomes over time than patients with non-workplace injuries: UM study
Faculty of Science News
Get to know the Department of Physics and Astronomy : Network News
February 28, 2025 — Curiosity is at the heart of science and if the questions you ask yourself are about the laws of the universe, the colour of the sky, or those mysterious boomerangs that always come back when you throw them away, then physics and astronomy is the place to be. At the Faculty of Science, the Department of Physics and Astronomy offers a wide range of programs at undergraduate and graduate levels.