UM Today Archives
Flag lowered for Walter Stephen Good : Campus News
August 12, 2024 — The flag on the Administration Building will be lowered on Aug. 13, 2024, in memory of Walter Stephen Good.
St. John's College News
Making the world more than just a place : Network News
August 12, 2024 — The Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Director of the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, and Senior Fellow at St John’s College focuses on the relationships between people and territories and how we might live in ways that support Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice.
Extended Education News
Get ready to live your best life with lifelong learning : Network News
August 12, 2024 — “It’s in our hands to choose what is best for us, to seek out what we find interesting and fulfilling. We can be proactive and make choices, taking ownership of our lives and careers, choosing what we would like to learn and where we would like to go, so we can live as well as possible.” - Ute Kothe
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
Brian Dobie announces retirement at the conclusion of the 2024 football season : Campus News
August 10, 2024 — Brian Dobie, Head Coach of the Manitoba Bisons football team, announced today he will retire after the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Western Producer: Cover crops pose challenge for Prairie farmers : Network News
August 9, 2024 — Cover crops can provide benefits, but incorporating them into other cropping systems, especially when growing herbicide-tolerant crops including canola, can be a challenge.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Manitoba Co-operator: Farmers needed for grain bin bug study : Network News
August 9, 2024 — Researchers from the University of Manitoba want to know about bug problems in stored grain.
Faculty of Science News
Empowering the future generation – Shad Manitoba : Network News
August 9, 2024 — This year, in July 2024, Shad Manitoba inspired young minds, showed them the potential of pursuing an education at UM and presented them with opportunities all around Manitoba.
What’s up on Disney Plus: Premiere of Star Wars: A New Hope – Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Version : UM in the News
August 9, 2024 — A good overview of the official premiere of Star Wars (Anangong Miigaading), A New Hope, held last night at the Centennial Concert Hall on Aug. 8.
Irish Examiner: 11 things science says you can eat and drink to help avoid high blood pressure : UM in the News
August 9, 2024 — UM research around Kidney beans is cited in this round-up article by the Irish Examiner and the how science research is helping people to avoid high blood pressure.
The Rhode to 100 : The Magazine
August 8, 2024 — UM has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any other university in western Canada. Artist Joel Nichols, our 100th recipient and the first ever from the School of Art, invites us into the creative complexities of his world





