UM Today Archives
Retirement planning sessions offered for faculty and staff : Network News
September 18, 2024 — Current faculty and staff who are plan members of the University of Manitoba Pension Plan (1993) (Pension Plan) and are planning to retire in the next five years are invited to register for one of the upcoming retirement planning sessions taking place on November 13 and 15.
Faculty of Arts News
The Canadian Press: NDP beat Conservatives in federal byelection in Winnipeg, NDP keep longtime Winnipeg seat in byelection : UM in the News
September 17, 2024 — NDP beat Conservatives in federal byelection in Winnipeg, NDP keep longtime Winnipeg seat in byelection
Faculty of Arts News
The Globe and Mail: Canada on the hunt for up to 12 new submarines : UM in the News
September 17, 2024 — Canada on the hunt for up to 12 new submarines
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Grainews: How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans : UM in the News
September 17, 2024 — How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Occupational therapy program welcomes largest class to date : Network News
September 17, 2024 — The College of Rehabilitation Sciences welcomed 55 new occupational therapy (OT) students at a ceremony on Bannatyne campus on August 26. The class size increased by five from previous years, and next year will increase again to 60 incoming students.
Experience the new Desautels Concert Hall : Campus News
September 17, 2024 — The new venue is being christened with this sevent-concert series showcasing diverse musical styles that highlight the versatility of the acoustically designed space.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Project aims to help researchers dig into Manitoba population data : Network News
September 17, 2024 — A UM research unit that houses one of the world’s richest repositories of population data has embarked on a project to make this “big data” more user-friendly for researchers.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Winnipeg Free Press: Bee’s needs Entomology student’s research, photography aims to help save ‘one of the most important’ bugs on the planet : UM in the News
September 17, 2024 — Bee’s needs Entomology student’s research, photography aims to help save ‘one of the most important’ bugs on the planet
School of Art News
School of Art on the passing of Deanna Shawneen “Shawn” Anderson : Network News
September 17, 2024 — It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Deanna Shawneen Anderson, affectionately known as Shawn, on August 27, 2024, at the age of 84, after a brief battle with cancer. Shawn served as the Administrative Assistant at the School of Art (SoA), University of Manitoba, from the mid-1970s until her retirement in 2000.
Faculty of Arts News
The Conversation: Free menstrual products matter to support equity, but so do adequate facilities and sinks : Network News
September 17, 2024 — Over the past years, activists have made important gains in the effort to provide people who menstruate with adequate and free supplies.





