UM Today Archives
In remembrance of the passing of Stanley F. Pauley : News
November 24, 2020 — Alumnus and business magnate Mr. Stanley F. Pauley, who donated more than $11M to the UM’s Price Faculty of Engineering, died Nov. 20 in Richmond, Virginia
Sustainability News
Buy nothing, or buy local : Network News
November 24, 2020 — Our planet’s natural resources are being exhausted to meet the demand of over-consumptive societies, rather than being conserved to sustain future generations and ourselves.
Information Services and Technology News
UM website outage scheduled Sunday, Nov. 29 : Campus News
November 24, 2020 — There is an outage scheduled for 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29 to update the UM web hosting server. During this time, anyone visiting the umanitoba.ca website will see an outage page.
The Conversation: Students with disabilities should have the option of in-person learning during COVID-19 school closures : Campus News
November 24, 2020 — Schools should be making plans to continue safe in-person learning for students with disabilities for whom remote learning simply does not work.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Delivering for Midwives : Network News
November 23, 2020 — As the College of Nursing gets ready to introduce its bachelor of midwifery program in September 2021, the program’s director, Kellie Thiessen, hopes to see change in how policy-makers approach the profession.
Op-ed: Charter challenges to restrictions bound to fail : UM in the News
November 23, 2020 — Your rights may have been violated. But. Finding a rights violation is only the first step in a charter analysis. Law prof explains.
Asper School of Business News
2020 Associates Achievement Awards : Network News
November 23, 2020 — Asper faculty recognized for oustanding contributions in research, teaching and engagement.
Another great year for Bisons in the classroom : Campus News
November 23, 2020 — For the fourth consecutive season, Bisons student-athletes have set a new record at the University of Manitoba for the largest number of U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
Recreation Services launches Virtual Health and Fitness site : Campus News
November 23, 2020 — The Recreation Services team has launched the Virtual health and fitness page that will provide members with online workout options while facilities are temporarily closed.
UM astronomer and former graduate student take close look at powerful new ‘baby magnetar’ in Sagittarius : News
November 23, 2020 — Astronomers Dr. Samar Safi-Harb of the University of Manitoba and Dr. Harsha Blumer at West Virginia University have published their analysis of a “baby” cosmic object known as a magnetar





