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December 21, 2023 —  First-year Juris Doctor student Tréchelle Bunn finished her first term of law school on a high note as the inaugural recipient of the newly-established Wendy Whitecloud Bursary in Law. The Bursary was established in 2022 to be awarded annually to a First Nation, Inuit or Métis female or transfeminine student enrolled in her first year of full-time studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba. According to Métis alum Roxanne Gagné [LLB/2008] who initiated the bursary fund, she and other members of the legal profession contributed to the fund to give back to community and support diversity in the legal profession as well as help forge a path towards reconciliation by making legal education attainable to such students.

December 21, 2023 —  I want to wish everyone in the Faculty of Health Sciences community a joyous and restful holiday season. We're in a transformational period in the faculty as we work together with the province to address workforce shortages and begin a generational expansion of our programs.

December 21, 2023 —  Delve into these top reads from UM alumni and faculty over the holiday break. Spark your imagination or get your mind ruminating on far off worlds, fiction close to home, true crime or a little history.

December 20, 2023 —  Highlights from the past year

December 20, 2023 —  University of Manitoba undergraduate students are invited to apply for the McCall McBain Foundation International Fellowship. This award provides up to $30,000 in funding to pursue a year abroad, departing in the summer of 2024.

December 20, 2023 —  Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of intimate partner violence are not only alarmingly high, but steadily increasing. In 2022, there were 117,093 victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Canada. This marked a 19 per cent increase since 2014.

December 20, 2023 —  Top 10 UM Today stories for 2023

December 19, 2023 —  It was another phenomenal year for the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. Here are a few stories of the artists that broke new ground and filled us with pride in 2023.

December 19, 2023 —  When Michaela Bourque was 17, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, starting her on a health journey that had a profound impact on her emerging career as a researcher.