UM Today Archives
Information Services and Technology News
New data storage limits being introduced for Microsoft 365 Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint/Teams : Network News
August 29, 2025 — Microsoft has announced it is imposing new, institution-wide storage limits for data on M365 applications including OneDrive, SharePoint, MS Teams and email. This change affects all Microsoft 365 Education users globally.
Libraries News
Make your first year easier with library workshops : Network News
August 29, 2025 — UM Libraries Library Essentials workshop series starts September 9 and is designed to introduce students to essential research skills and library resources. These skills will set you up for success for the rest of your academic career and help you know exactly where to start with your upcoming assignments and papers.
Flag lowered for Chief Jim Bear : Network News
August 29, 2025 — The University of Manitoba has lowered the primary grouping of flags in honour of former Chief Jim Bear, effective immediately until sundown on Tuesday, September 2.
Listening to the Lake : The Magazine
August 28, 2025 — What is Manitoba’s inland ocean telling the scientists and locals sailing its waters? UM Today goes behind the scenes aboard a research vessel on Lake Winnipeg
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
BPM: Thousands diagnosed yet few women know the warning signs : UM in the News
August 28, 2025 — Survey shows Canadian women want doctors to start more conversations on gynecological health
Price Faculty of Engineering News
The Free Press: Winnipeg elementary school shoots for moon with stuffie design : UM in the News
August 28, 2025 — Luna the Space Polar Bear could blast off with astronauts next year
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Medical student research profile: Tamarah Singh studies sex-related differences in development of rheumatoid arthritis : Network News
August 28, 2025 — Tamarah Singh said it was a “no-brainer” that she enrolled in the bachelor of science in medicine (B.Sc. (Med.) program because it would allow her to work on her very own research project.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Meet Dr. Josée Lavoie, new dean at the College of Community and Global Health : Network News
August 28, 2025 — Dr. Josée Lavoie, a professor of community health sciences in the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, has been appointed the inaugural dean of the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH).
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
The Western Producer: Verticillium may undermine canola blackleg resistance : Network News
August 27, 2025 — Verticillium stripe may compromise blackleg resistance protection in canola, new research out of Manitoba suggests
Research and International News
Media coverage: Port of Churchill research and development potential : UM in the News
August 27, 2025 — People are talking about UM, its research and impact in Churchill and for Manitoba.





