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For people who exercise in a group, their sense of connection to the group may not translate into skills that help them exercise alone. (Shutterstock)

Research and International News

For people who exercise in groups, ‘we’ has benefits — but don’t lose sight of ‘me’ : UM in the News

April 29, 2022 —  If you are looking to support your exercise routine and stay flexible in the face of challenges, having a sense of “we” is great, but don’t lose sight of your sense of “me.”

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Faculty of Architecture News

Prof. Patrick Lau Sau Shing (B.Arch/69) awarded with the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Gold Medal : Network News

April 29, 2022 —  Patrick Lau Sau Shing (B.Arch/69)awarded with the HKIA Gold Medal

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Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf lifts the lid of a microcentrifuge and looks inside.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

In the Genes : Network News

April 29, 2022 —  When Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf’s mother passed away at 65, she was taking more than 15 medications for diabetes, gout, anxiety and high blood pressure. Some of the drugs didn’t seem to be effective, and others caused side effects.

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Students News

Need Academic English Support? Enroll in Part-Time Academic English Courses : Campus News

April 29, 2022 —  English language courses are available through the English Language Centre’s Part-Time Academic English Courses (PTAEC)

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School of Art News

Mourning the loss of acclaimed artist and Professor Emeritus, Robert Archambeau : Network News

April 29, 2022 —  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of University of Manitoba Professor Emeritus Robert Archambeau on April 25, 2022. An internationally acclaimed artist, Professor Archambeau taught ceramics at the University of Manitoba for twenty-three years, from 1968 until retirement in 1991.

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School of Art News

SoA Instructor, M.E. Sparks, opens group exhibition ‘We Can Only Hint at This With Words’ in Vancouver : Network News

April 28, 2022 —  The exhibition, 'We Can Only Hint at This With Words', considers the work of three Canadian women artists whose work speaks to experiential and radical lines of questioning, bodily freedom, care, and rebellion.

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Headshots of two law students side-by-side Janelle Gobin and Taylor Antonchuk

Faculty of Law News

Sharing the law: Business Law Clinic students present at Balmoral Hall : Network News

April 28, 2022 —  Nothing compares to in-person learning, as two law students enrolled in the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic course found when they gave a presentation at Balmoral Hall on April 12 to Grade 9 Venture Development and Grade 10 Law class students. Having spent the year being mentored as part of the Business Law Clinic (BLC) for-credit course, Taylor Antonchuk (3L) and Janelle Gobin (3L) were excited to become mentors themselves to the 34 high-school students at this second annual collaborative learning experience.

A nocturnal eastern whip-poor-will rests on a hand against a backdrop of nightsky

Urban lighting needs to consider migrating birds, new UM study suggests : Campus News

April 28, 2022 —  New paper that challenges the way we think about airspace

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Liam Grenier and Akbar Rizvi sit behind a table in the ALC, smiling

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

UM’s soccer club re-starts May 1 : Network News

April 27, 2022 —  The University of Manitoba’s soccer club, which has been on hiatus since the beginning of the pandemic, is restarting May 1, open to anyone who is interested in playing, says new president Akbar Rizvi.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

First Rady Faculty graduate studentship awardees grateful, honoured : Network News

April 27, 2022 —  Over 30 graduate students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded graduate studentships, a new scholarship offered to RFHS graduate students enrolled in their first or second year of a thesis-based master’s or doctoral program.

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