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Faculty of Arts News
Winnipeg Free Press: Centrist party for ‘politically homeless’ adds byelection candidate : UM in the News
August 20, 2024 — Winnipeg Free Press: Centrist party for ‘politically homeless’ adds byelection candidate
Libraries News
Science Library closes for renovation beginning May 1, 2024 : Campus News
August 20, 2024 — As part of the Machray Hall redevelopment, the Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library (Science Library) will be closed to walk-in use beginning May 1, 2024. Access to print and digital collections, librarians, and other services will continue to be available during the closure. The library will undergo a transformation, resulting in new student study spaces and services.
School of Art News
Pembina Valley Online: Plum Coulee homecoming celebration held for award winning ceramics artist Grace Nickel : Network News
August 20, 2024 — School of Art Professor Grace Nickel was the focus of a homecoming celebration Saturday, August 17th during Plum Fest, serving as parade marshal and also officially opening her latest exhibit "Full Circle" at the Plum Coulee Elevator Museum.
WATCH: A new stage for creativity : News
August 20, 2024 — UM students look forward to the grand opening of Desautels Concert Hall
Traffic calming pilot on Maclean Crescent starts Aug. 26 : Network News
August 19, 2024 — The Maclean Pilot Project will take a ‘tactical urbanism’ approach to traffic calming, where temporary materials are used (concrete barriers, planters, picnic tables, signage, etc.) to test traffic flow changes on Maclean Crescent to reduce traffic volumes along Dafoe Road and within the campus core.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
Bisons head coach helping lead the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team in Paris : Network News
August 19, 2024 — Canada's senior women's wheelchair basketball national team will open their Paris 2024 Paralympic competition on August 29 in a game against China. Alongside them will be Bisons women's basketball head coach Michele Sung.
Extended Education News
CBC Manitoba: How to cut through the noise of conspiracy : UM in the News
August 19, 2024 — How to cut through the noise of conspiracy
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Western Producer: Lab work – photo essay : Network News
August 19, 2024 — The main hallways at the University of Manitoba are mostly empty and the campus quiet during the summer, but it’s as busy and buzzing as ever inside the soil science department’s laboratories.
Faculty of Science News
American Chemical Society: Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics : UM in the News
August 18, 2024 — American Chemical Society: Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics
Faculty of Law News
CBC Manitoba: The importance of the Geneva Conventions 75 years on : UM in the News
August 17, 2024 — The importance of the Geneva Conventions 75 years on





