Featured News Archive

The University of Manitoba is presenting an event at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s first-ever Music of the Impressionists Festival.

Making an impression

October 13, 2016 —
Music students to perform at Centennial Concert Hall on Oct. 17

Desautels Faculty of Music, faculty, Students

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BEE / HOUSE / LAB: International Design Competition was launched in March 2016, as a way to involve designers, architects and students in creating better homes for bees.

Bee houses win sustainability award

October 11, 2016 —
BEE / HOUSE / LAB, an international bee house design competition launched by the University of Manitoba in 2016, won a high honour

campus community, entomology, Office of Sustainability, Students

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Community open house for Visionary (re)Generation Master Plan

September 29, 2016 —
A milestone for the University of Manitoba will be celebrated at a community open house this Sept. 29-30

campus community, campus planning, Indigenous, Visionary (re)Generation

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Convocation

Honouring the success of U of M students

September 26, 2016 —
Be part of the celebration as a volunteer

Convocation, Fall 2016 Convocation, Registrar's Office, volunteer

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Dr. Oscar Arias, 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate and President of Costa Rica from 1986-1990 and 2006-2010.

Peace over profit: Nobel Peace Laureate explains the keys to peace

September 25, 2016 —
The Mauro Centre and St. Paul’s College host the 2016 Sol Kanee Lecture on Peace and Justice Sept. 28

Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice, Sol Kanee

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U of M President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard, Susan Glass, Bill Kerr, Gail Asper, Michael Paterson and Chris Johnson.

$2M gift to U of M supports performing arts community

September 20, 2016 —
Gail Asper Performing Arts Hall dedicated to outstanding patron of the arts

Alumni, Black Hole Theatre, Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media, Desautels Faculty of Music, Faculty of Arts, front and centre, Front and Centre - Outstanding Student Experience, Front and Centre - Places and Spaces, John J. Conklin Theatre

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Mitchell Haw is the inaugural recipient of the Jeff Kushner and Randall McGinnis Scholarship for LGBT Engineering students. He graduated in spring, 2016

Traditionally underrepresented

September 16, 2016 —
Queers, Cheers and Homecoming Years, a soirée for LGBTTQI* alumni and friends celebrates diversity and inclusion

2SLGBTQ+, Alumni, diversity, Homecoming

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Secret Path album cover

Gord Downie and University of Manitoba partner on unique Reconciliation project

September 9, 2016 —
Downie pledges proceeds from project to support work of NCTR in honouring stories of Residential School Survivors

front and centre, Front and Centre - Indigenous Achievement, Indigenous, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

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Niigaan Sinclair

Faculty of Education

Reconciliation: It’s up to you, teachers

August 31, 2016 —
Prof. Niigaan Sinclair had a clear message for education students about their role in shaping Canada’s future

Faculty of Education, Indigenous, Reconciliation

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The research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.

First cruise ship navigating the Northwest Passage

August 25, 2016 —
'The climate is warming up. There is no question.'

Asper School of Business, Environment Earth and Resources, Transport Institute

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