Editor’s Picks News Archive
Students
What spurs you to help dismantle racism?
March 21, 2025 —
Introducing UM’s Anti-Racism Learning Framework
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM partner clinics in Nairobi fear for HIV patients after Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
February 4, 2025 —
For 45 years, the University of Manitoba has partnered with the University of Nairobi and the non-profit Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA) to achieve successful STI and HIV research, prevention, care and treatment programs to the most vulnerable communities in Kenya and in Africa.
Research and International
Newly funded research could revolutionize quantum technologies
January 22, 2025 —
A new research project is set to explore what is sometimes called ‘quantum weirdness’ in certain types of magnetic materials. Researchers are examining how excitations that can be produced in some magnetic materials through interactions with light might be used in quantum technologies.
Students
What we’re excited for in 2025
January 16, 2025 —
The middle of winter may be described as “bleak” or “blue”, but this year, there’s many reasons to feel happy and hopeful.
Students
Welcome, Bisons, to Winter Term 2025
January 6, 2025 —
I hope you had a restful break and 2025 has greeted you kindly. Whether you are beginning your studies or continuing on your UM journey, I hope you are ready for the upcoming term. At the University of Manitoba there are many personal and academic supports available for all undergraduate and graduate students, and I encourage you to check them out.
UM in photos: memorable moments that shaped 2024
December 16, 2024 —
Take a look back at 2024 through the lenses that captured so many of its memorable moments.
Faculty of Arts
UM in the news: Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024
December 8, 2024 —
UM experts and researchers were featured in media stories locally, nationally and globally. Read on to find out who were the Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024.
Desautels Faculty of Music
Music Education for a Prairie Town: Decolonizing and Indigenizing School Music by Focusing on the Local
October 11, 2024 —
Dr. Jody Stark has received just over $60 000 from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to develop and pilot a local music pedagogy that responds to and incorporates various music scenes and ways people make and enjoy music in Winnipeg, Canada.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Three Faculty of Arts students receive prestigious Vanier Scholarship
October 7, 2024 —
PhD candidates from the departments of psychology and Indigenous studies can now count themselves among Canada’s top graduate students.
Research and International
New study reveals breastfeeding duration influences infant microbiome and respiratory development
September 19, 2024 —
A major study co-led by UM, NYU. and involving researchers from universities across North America. has been published in Cell.