UM Today Archives

March 29, 2024 —  CBC Manitoba: Hundreds mark Good Friday with procession, prayers at University of Manitoba

March 28, 2024 —  Thirty-six teams participated in this year’s Laskin Moot which was held from February 29 to March 2, 2024 at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law. The Laskin Moot is a highly regarded national bilingual moot in administrative and constitutional law. The Manitoba Team was honoured to be awarded the Spirit of the Laskin award, the recipients for which are selected by the other teams and given to the school that best showcases the spirit of the moot – fair competition, commitment to bilingualism, and professional camaraderie.

March 28, 2024 —  CTV News Winnipeg: Impact of Baltimore bridge collapse

March 28, 2024 —  Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says

March 28, 2024 —  CBC Manitoba: Manitoba government intends to ask Ottawa to get rid of carbon tax in province

March 27, 2024 —  Universities can play a pivotal role in supporting Indigenous language revitalization efforts through their courses, their experts, their resources, and their cultural programs and supports.

March 27, 2024 —  On April 5, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., students from ENGL 2140: Literature of the Victorian Period invite the UM community to a one-day pop-up exhibition Long Exposure: A Pinhole Photography Exhibition featuring images and written reflections on their experience using pinhole cameras to create solargraph images.,

March 27, 2024 —  UM researchers in Kenya partner with the University of Nairobi to address the spread of infectious diseases among sex worker and sexual minority communities.

March 27, 2024 —  Dr. Catherine Cook, a Métis physician, Rady vice-dean (Indigenous health) and UM vice-president who championed Indigenous equity, was honoured at her Rady Faculty retirement celebration as a true trailblazer.

March 27, 2024 —  The hot lunch project is one of many ways that Dr. Snehil Dua incorporates Experiential Learning (EL) into her teaching. She is always looking for ways to help her students prepare for the dynamic demands of the food industry.