UM Today Archives

July 8, 2020 —  2020 DFOM graduate Paulina Gonzalez took a chance on adventure and became a star

July 7, 2020 —  UM’s academic advisors, like all of us, have had to make big changes to adapt to the virtual world. Advising is more than one meeting, it’s about student progression from the beginning to the end of their academic journey – it’s meant to help deepen students’ knowledge of their degree programs. An academic advisor can help you at any point of your journey to help guide you to academic success.

July 7, 2020 —  Qualico Bridge to Success program supports first-year Indigenous student success

July 7, 2020 —  The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded $91 million in funding to more than 1,253 researchers from 60 different Canadian institutions, following the 2019-20 Insight Grants competition. Among these are 10 UM researchers who collectively received $1,796,707 in funding.

July 7, 2020 —  A study of whole genome sequencing samples from COVID-19 patients worldwide shows that rapid changes in the virus may cause false-negative test results.

July 6, 2020 —  School’s out for the summer; but not for all. Some learners in the Rady Faculty’s Interdisciplinary Health Program opted to enroll in summer courses this year due to scarce summer jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 6, 2020 —  Thank you for welcoming me as your 12th President and Vice-Chancellor.

July 6, 2020 —  2020 DFOM graduate James Prescott wows audiences with his impressive performances and compositions.

July 6, 2020 —  A course on COVID-19 will be offered this fall as an anthropology elective.

July 6, 2020 —  We live in a world where “normal” means systemic injustice that has become only more intense and apparent during COVID–19.