UM Today Archives

October 8, 2025 —  Barret Monchka, a PhD student at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is advancing data linkage using artificial intelligence and improving patient data protection.

October 8, 2025 —  The University of Manitoba has launched Researching in Good Ways, an Indigenous-led initiative that brings researchers and Indigenous communities together to foster respectful, reciprocal and relationship-based research practices.

October 7, 2025 —  "I'm not sure how long this is going to last on the public radar but I would say it is a serious matter and I suspect the governing NDP won't let it rest until (the fines are) paid," said Dr. Christopher Adams, Adjunct Professor of political science at the University of Manitoba.

October 7, 2025 —  Speaking generally, Brandon Trask, an Associate Law professor at the University of Manitoba, cautioned politicians against wading into discussions over ongoing court cases.

October 7, 2025 —  “Funding like this is important because we know through surveys that have been done that many individuals are not able to access oral health-care services,” said Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis, dean of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry.

October 7, 2025 —  Dr. Meghan Azad, professor of pediatrics and child health at the University of Manitoba and director of Manitoba's Interdisciplinary Lactation Centre, speaks with host Marjorie Dowhos about breastfeeding benefits, environmental impacts and resources for mothers across Manitoba.

October 7, 2025 —  The city’s manager of library services hopes a new report that highlights the success of an Indigenous-led alternative to conventional security services will convince decision-makers to expand the program. At a news conference Monday at the Millennium Library, Karin Borland spoke as researchers from the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg presented their findings on how community safety hosts practice Wâhkôhtowin — a Cree and Métis worldview rooted in kinship and interconnectedness — to create safety through relationship building.

October 7, 2025 —  In March 2025, the Science Courtyard was nominated for the German Landscape Architecture Prize, a biennial competition organized by the Federation of German Landscape Architects (Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten, BDLA). On May 1, 2025, it was awarded the Prairie Design Award of Merit in the Landscape Architecture category, with the celebration held at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon.

October 7, 2025 —  Increasing the number of Indigenous faculty members at UM requires a strategy to ensure that they are not just hired, but valued and supported, speakers said at a symposium on Sept. 25.  

October 7, 2025 —  Law students from the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba hit the road to Winkler, Manitoba, from 18-20 September, for the 2025 Manitoba Arts Network Showcase — and what a journey it was!