UM Today Archives

October 7, 2020 —  Dr. Victor Cui, Asper Associate Professor in Business Strategy, has been awarded a prestigious Social Services and Humanities Council Research (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant to support his research on the impact that star inventors have on exploratory innovation in technology firms.

October 7, 2020 —  An endowed scholarship has been established in Dr. Forough Khadem's name to support international female graduate students working in the bio-medical sciences who demonstrate leadership and a desire to have an impact on the world through science

October 7, 2020 —  The University of Manitoba is committed to providing all students, faculty and staff with a safe environment in which to learn, teach, work and live. This means creating a campus that is free from all forms of sexual violence – including sexual harassment and assault.

October 6, 2020 —  This year’s pre-term drawing class was an adventure in rethinking drawing to move it away from rendering, and redirect it to expressive, experimental, and symbolic experience

October 6, 2020 —  National Energy Efficiency Day (Oct. 7) celebrates the importance of increasing our energy efficiency to reduce consumption and greenhouse gases.

October 6, 2020 —  Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is coming to the UM. This is great news because it means better security for our systems and data.

October 6, 2020 —  It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Louis Fortier on Sunday, October 4, 2020, following complications from acute leukemia.

October 6, 2020 —  In June 2020, just months after COVID-19 began, 22 students were welcomed into the second cohort of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP). Three months later, equipped with a collection of new leadership insights from the early stages of the program, participants completed their leadership service projects.

October 6, 2020 —  “It’s a real sense of accomplishment for myself." - Paul Boily

October 6, 2020 —  Beginning in November 2019, when the Research Administration System (RAS) project kicked off, work began on developing how the project would progress, beginning with the formation of the project team. The project team has continued to work virtually, with only minor impacts to the overall timelines.