UM Today Archives

June 17, 2024 —  June 26 is National Canoe Day in Canada, and I think we should keep Taylor’s critique in mind as we consider how best to celebrate canoeing and all it offers. As an object and pastime that has been adopted and appropriated by settler Canadians as a national symbol, Taylor makes it clear there is a debt owed to Indigenous people for this appropriation.

June 17, 2024 —  Winnipeg Free Press: Licensed to fail

June 17, 2024 —  Placements come with life lessons in flexibility and resilience.

June 17, 2024 —  This National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Asper School of Business looks back on stories from 2023-24 that highlight First Nations, Inuit and Métis students and alumni, members of Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP).

June 17, 2024 —  “I am excited to learn how different cultures can come together to achieve the common good.” - Rokeep Olanrewaju

June 17, 2024 —  UM researchers are collaborating with industry and academic partners to develop innovative technologies and sustainable practices to address key issues related to critical metals exploration and extraction.

June 16, 2024 —  Emeka Nnadi, 2000 M.L.Arch., was recently honored for his work in the Bridgwater neighborhood. 

June 14, 2024 —  Flag to be lowered for James Richard Churchill Gray, Dr. Kenneth Morgan Adam

June 14, 2024 —  The Asper School of Business community mourns the loss of former instructor of accounting and alumnus, Peter Cooney [BComm/70, MBA/79]. Cooney passed away on January 18, 2024, with community members quickly reaching out to share their memories of his time as a student in the 1970s and his instruction in the department of accounting and finance from 1978 to 1999.

June 14, 2024 —  More than $4.4 million in project funding was announced today in support of 120 UM research proposals through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.