Featured News Archive
![A polar bear in the Arctic.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/polar_bear_choy-150x150.jpg)
Churchill Marine Observatory receives new federal funding
December 1, 2017 —
Funds for northern initiatives, including $1.5 million for Churchill Marine Observatory
![Marissa Becker](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Marissa_Becker1-150x150.jpg)
Preventing HIV epidemics
November 29, 2017 —
Building on a decades-long legacy of groundbreaking HIV/AIDS research
![a stethoscope wraps around the globe](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Global-Health_000004877268Medium-150x150.jpg)
New program will help us manage and prevent chronic and infectious diseases
November 27, 2017 —
Pourang Irani and his collaborators received $1.65 million in federal funding to train graduate students
![Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice Dean, Indigenous Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Catherine_Cook_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Two U of M researchers listed among Canada’s most powerful women
November 23, 2017 —
Dr. Catherine Cook and Dr. Samar Safi-Harb named WXN 2017 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award winners
![Deep space objects studied by Dr. Stefi Baum](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/space-2638126_1280-150x150.jpg)
AAAS and the University of Manitoba Announce 2017 Fellow
November 20, 2017 —
Dr. Stefi Baum named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
![2016-2017 ICE members (L-R) Carly McLellan, Maxine Boulanger, Teekca Spence, Selena Suderman and Chelsey Meade.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ICE_WEB_GROUP-150x150.jpg)
Never for money, always for change
November 15, 2017 —
U of M alumni and donors receive awards for their community service, as part of National Philanthropy Day
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Bringing together women in agriculture
November 10, 2017 —
Mentorship program connects students with professionals from academic and industry backgrounds
![Walter Eggertson as pictured in the University of Manitoba Roll of Honour, 1914-1918, and his diaries.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-31-at-12.43.06-PM-150x150.png)
Words of war: The First World War diaries of Walter Eggertson
November 8, 2017 —
“…there happened something I will never forget as long as I live”
![University students were soldiers who were part of the 11th Field Ambulance in France, 2017](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-07-at-3.28.40-PM-150x150.png)
Pomp under unusual circumstances
November 8, 2017 —
The “Convocation at the Front” during the First World War was described by St. John’s College alumnus in 1918
![Take Our Kids to Work Day - a student using using orthodontic tools](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Take-Our-Kids-to-Work-Day-1-Naomi-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
All in a day’s work: Grade 9 students explore health careers on campus
November 2, 2017 —
Teens "clock in" at the Bannatyne campus for a fun-filled day of workplace learning.