In Focus News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM virtual convocation celebrates Rady Faculty Class of 2020
June 30, 2020 —
Instead of crossing the stage at a typical graduation ceremony, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students participated in an unprecedented UM virtual convocation – and had the opportunity to view the celebration alongside family and friends on their digital devices.
A farewell message from President Barnard
June 30, 2020 —
Dr. Barnard reflects on 12 years as UM President and Vice-Chancellor.
Dear David, thank you
June 30, 2020 —
Members of the UM community have been expressing their thanks and best wishes to President David Barnard, who leaves the UM on June 30, after 12 years of leadership
David Barnard appointed President Emeritus
June 30, 2020 —
'David truly embraced the idea of UM being Manitoba’s university'
UM President Dr. David Barnard in conversation with former UMSU president, Tanjit Nagra
June 30, 2020 —
President Barnard reflects on his time at the University of Manitoba.
Faculty of Law
Convocation 2020 – Advocating for racial justice
June 26, 2020 —
Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. They will graduate during UM Virtual Convocation on June 29.
Faculty of Arts
Meet the 2020 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients
June 26, 2020 —
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2020 academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2020 virtual convocation ceremony.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
‘I am so proud of this class of 2020’
June 24, 2020 —
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management class of 2020 is a resilient cohort of 100 graduands who demonstrated perseverance amid unprecedented circumstances.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet Sarah Turner, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Turner to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Breastfeeding and child behaviour: Understanding the link through five different pathways in the Canadian CHILD birth cohort study.
Asper School of Business
Connecting Indigenous values to business practices
June 19, 2020 —
Congratulations to Asper PhD student, Peter Pomart [MBA/18], who was award the SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Doctoral Fellowship.