Editor’s Picks News Archive
Students
New Student Peer Mentoring Program helps first-year students navigate university
October 27, 2020 —
The program has been specially designed to help new students adapt to university by providing peer support, skills-based programming and social networking.
Finding and creating community for international students
October 21, 2020 —
Victoria Nwabuisi is the most recent recipient of the Alumni Association’s Community Leadership Scholarship.
Alumni
Honouring alumna Dr. Forough Khadem
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.
Asper School of Business
Celebrating World Teacher’s Day
October 2, 2020 —
In celebration of World Teacher’s Day on October 5, 2020, we reached out on social media and asked: “Is there an Asper professor who made a difference in your life?”
Acting on passion: Meet the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
September 29, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba is honouring nine remarkable individuals with 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
UM community philanthropists honoured
September 25, 2020 —
The Manitoba chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will recognize three leaders of the Front and Centre Campaign – Paul Soubry, Michael Nesbitt and John Kearsey – for their philanthropic activities
Three UM researchers to quickly investigate COVID-19’s knock-on effects
September 21, 2020 —
Helping the old, the young and the abused
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New stamp honours health pioneer Dr. Bruce Chown
September 15, 2020 —
University of Manitoba alumnus Henry Bruce Chown [MD/22] is one of six groundbreaking physicians and researchers being celebrated across the country this week with the unveiling of a set of commemorative Canada Post stamps.
Indigenous
Living library creates an interactive way to celebrate Indigenous alumni success
September 14, 2020 —
Learn about the career paths of four Indigenous UM alumni on October 2.
Nine Order of Manitoba recipients have UM connections
September 10, 2020 —
Nine UM community members will receive the Order of Manitoba today at an intimate, reduced-capacity investiture ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building.