Featured News Archive
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Sustainability
Reduce emissions – and get active – with Commuter Challenge and Bike to Work Day
May 28, 2024 —
UM is again participating in two popular summer sustainability events – Commuter Challenge (June 2-8) and Bike to Work Day (June 11). All UM students, staff and faculty are encouraged to participate.
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Come together for Pride 2024!
May 21, 2024 —
Take the opportunity to gather and celebrate our pride with UM’s diverse communities! View a list of activities happening at UM during Pride Week 2024.
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Uncovering heritage: Jewish Heritage Month feature
May 13, 2024 —
As May is Jewish Heritage Month, UM Today wanted to share the work and insights of Haskel Greenfield, and so we took a page from his book and dug up an old story from our past.
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Asper School of Business
IDEAs happen here
May 8, 2024 —
For forty years, IDEA has celebrated those who have left deep footprints on the global economic landscape. This year’s honouree, Gerry Price, Chairman & CEO of Price Industries, joins this celebrated class of UM alumni and honourees who have found both inspiration and a home in Manitoba.
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Research and International
UM receives $57 million for vaccine and biomedical research and infrastructure
May 6, 2024 —
The University of Manitoba (UM) in partnership with the Universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Calgary, has received $57 million in critical funding to conduct world-leading vaccine and biomanufacturing research and build two new innovative facilities, an investment that positions the institution to play a significant role in addressing future pandemic threats in Canada and around the world.
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UM Faces and Spaces: Pat Ningewance-Nadeau, Department of Indigenous Studies
May 3, 2024 —
Maintaining the vitality of Indigenous languages, especially the Ojibwe language is Pat Ningewance-Nadeau's passion. Read on to find out more about Pat and her exciting role in the Star Wars universe.
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Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at UM
April 22, 2024 —
Honouring the diversity and richness of Asian cultures; advocating for equity and anti-oppression
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Accessibility checklist: What you need to know for May 1
April 16, 2024 —
Mandatory training for all employees, prioritization for updating documents, info on PDFs, and more
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St. John's College
Sean Carleton helps put truth before reconciliation
April 11, 2024 —
Dr. Sean Carleton, a visiting St John’s College fellow, settler historian, and assistant professor in history and Indigenous studies, uses his teaching, research, and service to help put truth before reconciliation.
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TikTok, exams are coming up
April 10, 2024 —
It's time to take a deep dive into all that course curriculum before exams start Apr. 12-26. If you're a student looking for a great space to cram your brain with facts and figures, check out these suggestions via our UM's TikTok channel.