UM Today Archives

February 27, 2023 —  Four (and counting) air objects have violated North American airspace in less than a week. It began with a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon flying over Alaska and northwestern Canada.

February 27, 2023 —  Longitudinal study reveals Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague, was reintroduced into the population again and again

February 27, 2023 —  There was a three to four per cent relative reduction in preterm births (births before 37 weeks gestation) during the first four months of COVID-19 lockdowns, a global study co-led by UM researchers and published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour found. 

February 27, 2023 —  With the end of February in sight, the Registrar’s Office would like to review some upcoming registration dates and share some important tax information and reminders to ensure a hassle-free tax season!

February 24, 2023 —  Join us for Sustainability Night 2023 on March 8 to connect with other sustainability-minded members of the UM campus community.

February 24, 2023 —  A new scholarship funded by an UM alum is now opening up the future for Black law students to make their own impact.

February 24, 2023 —  Join the UM community and the Academic Learning Centre for a week of free and remote workshops and sessions that explore how to avoid the pitfalls of procrastination. PAW - Procrastination Awareness Week (PAW)

February 24, 2023 —  For the first time in the history of their long-standing relationship, the Manitoba Law Foundation has granted the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law funding for both new and ongoing programs on a multi-year basis at record amounts.

February 24, 2023 —  “You are stronger than you think,” Senator Gigi Osler told an audience of medical students and physicians at a recent UM awards evening. “Even when the outside world is telling you, ‘No, you’re not capable,’ you are,” said the ear, nose and throat surgeon, a trailblazer who has recently taken on a new role in Ottawa as an independent senator representing Manitoba.

February 24, 2023 —  Yifan Wei, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Asper School of Business publishes study on Corporate Political Connections