Featured News Archive
![L to R: Tammy Abel, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dr. Martin Scanlon, University of Manitoba, and Eric Liu, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Tammy-Abel-Dr.-Martin-Scanlon-Eric-Liu-GHA-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Canola team recognized for innovative food process
July 11, 2023 —
UM food scientist Dr. Martin Scanlon along with other members of the "Green" Processing Research of Canola Science Cluster Team were recent recipients of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) 2023 Gold Harvest Award.
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WATCH: Take a tour of UM’s futuristic ‘smart suite’
July 6, 2023 —
Tour the College of Rehabilitation Sciences' recently developed "smart suite."
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Artificial intelligence in and beyond the classroom
July 6, 2023 —
Asper assistant professor Wenxi Pu explores artificial intelligence (AI) in his teaching and research, curious about the implications of this evolving, sometimes disruptive, technology.
![UNESCO's Cody Groat presenting certificate to NCTR staff, Elders and Survivors on June 29, 2023](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023_06_29-UNESCO-NCTR-4-150x150.jpg)
NCTR archival records added to UNESCO Memory Register
June 30, 2023 —
An emotional ceremony was held June 29, 2023 to mark the Archival Records of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) being inscribed into the Memory of the World International Register created by UNESCO
![Photo of Vice-President (Indigenous) Dr. Catherine Cook. Photo by Thomas Fricke.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/catherine-cook-1200x800-1-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Catherine Cook Wins the 2023 Vanier Medal
June 28, 2023 —
Recognized for improving health outcomes for Indigenous peoples
![Marcel Desautels performing at the official opening of the Desautels Faculty of Music’s new, state-of-the-art facilities in September 2017](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Marcel-A.-Desautels-performing-150x150.jpg)
Remembering UM benefactor, alumnus Marcel A. Desautels, CM, OOnt, OM
January 31, 2023 —
Former business leader Marcel André Desautels, one of the University of Manitoba’s most distinguished benefactors and alumni, has passed away. He was 88.
![Yom HaShoah honours the Jews who perished in the Holocaust during the Second World War.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/war-3043372_1920-150x150.jpg)
Let’s reaffirm our ideals in the fight against racism and hatred in all their forms
January 27, 2023 —
A message from President Michael Benarroch on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
![Winter, people walking outside the Tier Building at Fort Garry campus](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2020_Winter-Exteriors_027-150x150.jpeg)
UM will close for this holiday season at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23
December 20, 2022 —
UM resumes full operations on Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
UM welcomes Canada’s top graduate students
November 28, 2022 —
Record-setting nine Vanier Scholars join UM community
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NCTR and SSHRC partner to launch new funding for Indigenous-led research
November 23, 2022 —
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will invest $6 million to support Indigenous-led research across Canada.