UM Today Archives

August 11, 2020 —  University of Manitoba student email will be unavailable from Friday, August 21 at 4:30 p.m. to Monday, August 24 at 8:30 a.m.  Email access will remain available for faculty, researchers, and staff. 

August 11, 2020 —  The summer 2020 issue of the RadyUM magazine is digital only and now available online.

August 10, 2020 —  Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault announced today that Isha Khan is the new director of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.

August 10, 2020 —  Dr. Vanessa Poliquin was awarded the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders (Early Career).

August 10, 2020 —  The Churchill Marine Observatory is dedicated to the studies on detection, impact and mitigation of oil spills and related contaminants in sea ice-covered waters, extreme weather, climate change and fresh-water marine coupling studies.

August 10, 2020 —  "At this time when there is so much uncertainty and the ground beneath us is shifting daily, some people may find themselves out of work or decide that this is time for them to up-skill, re-skill or even change career direction. Whatever your situation is, Extended Education is here for you and can help you chart a whole new career path or give you the knowledge and skills you will need to adapt.” - David Mandzuk, Acting Dean, Extended Education

August 10, 2020 —  Over forty undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Science are participating in the first (virtual) Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Science Undergraduate Student Competition, August 11th, & 12th, 2020. A new initiative, part of the Faculty of Science, Student Undergraduate Summer Research Experience Program. Three Minute Thesis challenges students to communicate their ideas and research discoveries concisely to a non-specialist audience, in three minutes or less. There will be two competitions that will air live on the Faculty of Science YouTube channel.

August 10, 2020 —  James Bartz has claimed the top spot at Canadian Geotechnical Society student competition in the oral presentation category.

August 8, 2020 —  The collaboration expands community-based monitoring and facilitates sharing water, weather and climate information

August 7, 2020 —  A less-than-perfect mark on a paper doesn't mean you should give up on the idea, second-year law student Adam Lakusta discovered this year. Despite getting a B on his Issues in Law and Bio Ethics class term paper, hearing a talk from a visiting scholar inspired him to revise the paper and submit it anyway to the Canadian Bar Association Intellectual Property Section's annual law student essay competition. His essay won.