UM Today Archives

May 26, 2025 —  The Gale Cup Moot’s Team Manitoba was in Toronto from February 27 - March 2. Kaitlyn Clarke and Andrew Bergen (2Ls) were a Respondent team while Sameer Harris and Derek Zaporzan (2Ls) were Appellants. Denise Sarmiento (3L) was the researcher, (plus clerk and timer at practices). The team was coached by Dayna Queau-Guzzi and Ashleigh Smith from the Appeals Unit at Manitoba Prosecutions.

May 26, 2025 —  The National Family Law Negotiation Competition took place virtually on February 27 to March 1, 2025. Manitoba’s team of Sydney Reimer (2L) and Tahnee Hoff (2L) placed 4th overall, with Reimer placing 2nd as individual top negotiator. The team of Ethan Kemp-Wasylyk (2L) and Nicolle Golletz (3L) placed 8th overall. Researcher, Eric Moon (3L), assisted the teams, which were coached by Tanya Keller [LLB/08] and Mikaela Bauerlein [JD/23] (both of Amica Law Corporation). Natasha Brown, Director of Access to Justice at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, was an organizer of the annual competition, which is co-hosted annually by the University of Manitoba and Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

May 26, 2025 —  Kristie Pearson [BPE/96] is more than a community leader—she’s a force of compassion and action. Her life’s work is a testament to the power of showing up, listening deeply, and creating spaces where everyone feels seen and supported.

May 26, 2025 —  Students presented their research during the poster competition which featured undergraduate, master’s and PhD students displaying and discussing their research with judges and community members.

May 26, 2025 —  This is the deepest ice core ever extracted in Canada and promises to reveal vital insights into the Arctic’s climatic past.

May 23, 2025 —  UM alumni have re-elected Dr. Irene Fakankun [PhD/21] to serve a second term on the University of Manitoba Board of Governors. 

May 23, 2025 —  Cost of Canada joining Trump's Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown

May 23, 2025 —  Premier Wab Kinew and Leader of the Official Opposition, Obby Khan, taking verbal shots at each other

May 23, 2025 —  PrairieDNA is one of the 12 new projects co-funded by Genome Canada and regional Genome Centres to build Canada’s eDNA surveillance capacity across regions.

May 23, 2025 —  The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) is looking for volunteers for a study looking at the effects of age and omega-3 fats on blood vessel health in women and men.