UM Today Archives

December 14, 2025 —  Jen Sebring, researcher at the University of Manitoba, tells host Nadia Kidwai why they turned to art to understand the experience of people living with functional neurological disorder.

December 14, 2025 —  Critics of the pick say it represents an erosion of the English language, however, “if you're adding something [to language], how can that be eroding,” said Nicole Rosen, head of the University of Manitoba’s linguistics department.

December 13, 2025 —  “It’s a way of getting people to opt for those more expensive seats. You simply make the comfort differential greater,” said Dr. Barry Prentice, who heads the University of Manitoba’s transport institute. 

December 12, 2025 —  CTV's Maralee Caruso speaks with University of Manitoba's David Gerhard, who is head of the University of Manitoba’s computer science department, about how you can avoid falling victim to frauds and schemes over the holidays.

December 12, 2025 —  What's one of the only places you can go grocery shopping and clubbing at the same time for free? Filipino grocery chain Seafood City. But the secret to the success of the pop-ups might be part of a larger trend.

December 12, 2025 —  Dr. Hannah Wallace, lead research associate in the department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba with expertise in viral immunology, said it is strange that after years of avian influenza circulating in North America there would be so many bird deaths at once. 

December 11, 2025 —  “Someone with mental-health conditions, they (try) multiple medications, and sometimes it takes months or years to get to a point where those drugs work for them, or to have less side effects,” said Dr. Abdullah Maruf, the lead investigator on the study and assistant professor in U of M’s College of Pharmacy.

December 11, 2025 —  What does it take to land a job at a high-profile pharmaceutical company like Pfizer? For Daryl Fediuk [B.Sc.(Pharm.)/03, PhD/12], it all started 24 years ago with a summer job in a UM lab.

December 11, 2025 —  Jason Shields, an assistant professor in the Department of Interior Design in the Faculty of Architecture is leading a project to preserve a 400-foot concrete mural crafted by late Canadian artist Bruce Head and titled “The Wall.”.

December 10, 2025 —  On Dec. 16, the Office for Equity Transformation and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management are hosting a webinar to celebrate the launch of a book titled Inclusion and Equity in Outdoor Leisure. The book co-edited by FKRM Assistant Professor, Dr. Mandi Baker.