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Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law proud to host Canadian Division of Jessup International Moot
February 3, 2023 —
This year marks the 50th anniversary since Canadian law schools first started hosting the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition’s annual Canadian Division Qualifying Tournament in 1973. The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law has the distinctive honour of hosting this Canadian leg of the world’s largest moot court competition over the weekend of February 23 to 25, 2023 at The Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel.

Asper School of Business
Reconnecting at 2022 Celebrating Co-op Awards
February 3, 2023 —
On February 2, the 2022 Celebrating Co-op Awards welcomed over 300 co-op students and employers to mark another successful year of co-op education. This annual event is sponsored by The Associates and highlights the business community’s dedication to educating Manitoba’s future workforce.

Faculty of Arts
A Night of Stories with Janine Windolph
February 3, 2023 —
Janine Windolph is part of a growing movement of Indigenous female filmmakers shaking up the scene. On January 19, 2023 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, to kick off her tenure as Writer-In-Residence at UM, The Decolonizing Lens and the Center for Creative Writing and Oral Culture held a wonderful welcome event with screenings of Windolph’s films.

Faculty of Law
Conference shines spotlight on 2SLGBTQ+ legal perspectives
February 3, 2023 —
The OUTLaws student group at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law is collaborating with the Manitoba Bar Association’s SOGIC (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference) section to host a conference regarding the unique legal issues that face 2SLGBTQ+ people living in Manitoba.

Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law thankful for Desautels legacy of Private Enterprise and the Law
February 2, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law joins the University of Manitoba community in remembering its extraordinary benefactor and alum, Marcel A. Desautels, CM, OOnt, OM. A former business leader and one of UM’s, and the Faculty of Law’s most distinguished benefactors and alumni, he passed away on January 31, 2023, at age 88.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM researcher wins Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research
February 1, 2023 —
A University of Manitoba researcher is the recipient of the prestigious Barancik Prize for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis Research.

Faculty of Arts
Former Iqaluit mayor to speak at 2023 J.W. Dafoe Political Studies Students’ Conference
February 1, 2023 —
The 2023 J. W. Dafoe Political Studies Students' Conference (PSSC) runs February 1st and 2nd. This year's theme is The Arctic is Hot. The conference includes a student debate, panel discussions with various experts and the Paul Buteux Memorial Lecture featuring Ms. Madeleine Redfern.

Indigenous
Honouring our Indigenous Campus Community: Call for Nominations
January 31, 2023 —
Nominations for 'Honouring Our Indigenous Campus Community' (formerly the Indigenous Awards of Excellence) are now open

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Nursing prof aims to improve care for marginalized cancer patients
January 31, 2023 —
Dr. Tara Horrill, assistant professor at the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, was first drawn to research about a decade ago, while working as an oncology nurse at CancerCare Manitoba.

Collaborate with fellow support staff
January 31, 2023 —
Call for applications for UM’s Support Staff Endowment Fund (SSEF) committee