UM Today Archives

July 3, 2024 —  City bylaw change first stop on Pedal Pub route to onboard liquor licence

July 3, 2024 —  Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is pleased to announce that Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis has been reappointed dean, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2024 for a five-year term.

July 3, 2024 —  Ranging from comparative studies of Canada’s and Ukraine’s access to sustainable aviation fuel and regulatory developments in transportation, to the promise of airships in supply chain and transportation, three Asper faculty members presented six papers at the annual Canadian Transport Research Forum (CTRF) this May. Professor and Director of the UM Transport Institute Barry Prentice also won the annual Bison Transport Debate.

July 3, 2024 —  Alum Kelly Hiebert has been selected by the Manitoba government to develop a new Holocaust curriculum for high school students.

July 2, 2024 —  The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice

July 2, 2024 —  Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

July 2, 2024 —  Manitoba premier polling high after nine months, but experts say challenges lie ahead

July 2, 2024 —  Dr. Marti Ford is the new Associate Dean Indigenous Education and Dr. Merli Tamtik is the new Associate Dean Graduate Programs and Research.

July 2, 2024 —  Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov [MD/83, PhD/98] is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award for Academic Innovation. 

July 2, 2024 —  Participating employers will be reimbursed up to a maximum of $1,700.00 per project/position at the end of the fiscal year.