Featured News Archive
![Tiffany Pastrick feeds a squirrel](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tiffany-Pastrick-squirrel-150x150.jpeg)
2017 Co-operative Education Student Champion named
April 7, 2017 —
“I just couldn’t believe it. I was so beyond proud of myself because I worked so hard for this.'
![Ma-Nee Chacaby // Photo: Ruth Kivilahti](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ma-Nee-Chacaby-credit-Ruth-Kivilahti-150x150.jpeg)
Powerful memoir by Ojibwa-Cree Elder is a finalist for two literary awards
March 30, 2017 —
A Two-Spirit Journey, a powerful memoir by Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby, is a finalist for two literary awards
![Marika Dewar-Norosky is one of nine Leader of Tomorrow scholarship recipients](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Marika-Dewar-Norosky-1-150x150.jpg)
Leaders of tomorrow
March 24, 2017 —
Scholarships award nine high school students who show far-reaching abilities with $16,000 over four years
![Every year, the University of Manitoba welcomes more than 2,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit students, one of the largest Indigenous student populations in Canada.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016_Indigenous_Students-150x150.jpg)
Helping more Indigenous students come to study
March 23, 2017 —
$1M Donation to Front and Centre campaign creates the Qualico Bridge to success program
![Taylor Morriseau.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Taylor_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Honouring the outstanding achievements of Indigenous students
March 20, 2017 —
The Office of Indigenous Achievement has announced the recipients of the first annual Indigenous Student Awards of Excellence
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Emerging leaders celebrated
March 16, 2017 —
Outstanding undergraduate and graduate student leaders from all corners of our campuses recognized
![](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Student-studying-in-the-library-UM-Achieve-150x150.jpg)
Students
Degree planning made easy
March 10, 2017 —
New resource will help students plan ahead and stay on track
![UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BISON DUSTIN SPIRING // PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER, BISON SPORTS](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MVB_-Dustin-Spiring-LIB-12-Nov-19-Jeff-Miller-Bison-Sports-©2016-1awmedia134990-150x150.jpg)
Cheer on the herd this weekend!
March 10, 2017 —
The U of M men's volleyball team will host the Canada West Final Four March 10-11
![(L-R) Rachel Nickel (winner of People's Choice and Dr. Archie McNicol Prize), Colin Graydon (winner of Third Place Prize), and Alexandra Ciapala (Second Place Prize) at the Three Minute Thesis final on March 8, 2017. // Photo by Mike Latschislaw](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/3MT_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Seeking out innovative ways to help enhance lives
March 9, 2017 —
3MT® final competition showcases groundbreaking research from grad students
![Kristine Cowley received funding for the Human Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre for Health, Balance and Motor Control, which will -- among other things -- identify how neurons in the human spinal cord contribute to movement and how we can enhance this function after spinal cord injury.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-03-at-10.56.02-AM-150x150.png)
$2.7-M investment from provincial and federal governments for new research infrastructure
March 3, 2017 —
'These investments will inspire a new generation of young explorers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics'