UM Today Archives

August 21, 2023 —  Old-grown trees provide shade, store carbon and memories. The Department of Landscape Architecture celebrated its 50th Anniversary with events throughout the 2022/23 academic year. A tree planting on May 30th in remembrance of 50 years of learning and teaching landscape architecture in Manitoba and of Alexander Rattray, founder and first head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, was the final event of the half-of-a-century celebrations. This horticultural initiative by Dietmar Straub was intended to be a humble but long-lasting contribution to the Fort Garry Campus tree canopy and people’s memory.

August 20, 2023 —  From transforming a simple storage to transforming the way students learn at UM Faculty of Law's Robson Hall.

August 18, 2023 —  Apply for a $10,000 grant to create, adapt and adopt OER

August 18, 2023 —  The new SoTL Development Fund was created for those who are new to SoTL to provide opportunities to develop research skills in pedagogy and learning, and to engage with the SoTL community at UM and across Canada.

August 17, 2023 —  A study conducted this summer at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences suggested virtual care strategies that became more common during the COVID-19 pandemic can also be effective in assessing and managing patients with chronic cough.

August 17, 2023 —  Maintaining the safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors is a priority at the University of Manitoba. In efforts to keep our labs and campus community safe, it’s essential that UM safely disposes of expired or damaged chemicals as part of regular and ongoing practices.

August 17, 2023 —  Frank Tao, a Master of Finance (MFin) student at the Asper School of Business, has just marked the one-year anniversary of his arrival in Canada, and as an international student, his motivations for pursuing his MFin lie somewhere between practicality and self-discovery.

August 16, 2023 —  Supply chain expert in the Asper School of Business and the director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute, Barry E. Prentice, wrote an op-ed about why it's important to consider the Hudson Bay corridor and gateways more broadly

August 16, 2023 —  Get to know your Indigenous campus community through music, games and student information booths.

August 16, 2023 —  This year positions range from in-person to remote, or hybrid. Amid all the changes experienced these past few years, UM will continue to offer an amazing experience for student staff. There continues to be a wide range of position types offered again this year including social service, science, business, sport, tech and art.