In Focus News Archive
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.
Indigenous
Celebrating Indigenous brilliance for National Indigenous Peoples Month
June 17, 2020 —
Check out the artists, businesses, podcasts, books and films the Indigenous community at UM is supporting!
Celebrating Métis success on the anniversary of the Victory of Frog Plain
June 17, 2020 —
Métis Inclusion Coordinator Laura Forsythe gives us a glimpse into Métis history and present-day successes at the university.
Nora Murdock elected to the Board of Governors
May 26, 2020 —
UM alumni have chosen Nora Murdock [PhD/16, MEd/05, CertEd/78, BA/78] to bring their voice to the University’s Board of Governors.
Indigenous
Vice-dean of Indigenous health bridges professional work with community
May 20, 2020 —
We caught up with an Indigenous public health doctor, mother and community organizer for a glimpse into her busy life.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Midwifery degree program due for delivery in 2021
May 13, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba’s College of Nursing will introduce a bachelor’s degree program in midwifery in September 2021.