Network News News Archive
Operations and Maintenance
Crews working to remove diseased elms to protect campus canopy
November 18, 2025 —
To protect the many, many healthy trees on the Fort Garry campus, City of Winnipeg Urban Forestry crews will be working to remove trees with Dutch elm disease this winter.
Students
Aurora Upgrade and Outage this weekend: What you need to know
November 17, 2025 —
Certain services in Aurora will be unavailable from November 21-24 at 9:00am for a maintenance outage.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Grade 9 students explore health careers at Rady Faculty’s Take Our Kids to Work Day
November 17, 2025 —
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.
Students
Message from Laurie Schnarr, Vice-Provost (Students) – Nov 17
November 17, 2025 —
I hope you enjoyed a restful reading week. As you return to your studies, I thought I would feature some upcoming events, services, and reminders to help you explore campus life, get connected with supports, and end the Fall term strong.
Asper School of Business
Celebrating Indigenous Entrepreneurs at the 2025 VIBE Awards
November 17, 2025 —
The VIBE Awards honoured E. Oliver Owen and Cody Gonsalves at a ceremony on Novemeber 6, 2025.
Students
New child feeding space open in UMSU University Centre
November 17, 2025 —
Student Affairs opening new Child Feeding Room in 532 UMSU University Centre.
Faculty of Law
Law students deliver Stu Clark webinar on business startup law for entrepreneurs
November 14, 2025 —
On November 7, 2024, law students from the Faculty of Law’s L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic, Travis Dech (3L) [BA/23], Sparsh Kohli (3L) [BSc./22 U Western Ontario], and Gilad Stitz (3L) [B. Comm. (Hons.)/23], hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship entitled Startup Law 2.0: Law for Entrepreneurs.
Faculty of Law
Business Law pop-up clinic brings law, business students together
November 14, 2025 —
On November 5, 2025, the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic collaborated with the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship to bring a Legal *Pop-Up* Clinic to the Asper School of Business, to deliver legal education directly to student entrepreneurs on campus, as part of a joint kick-off UM Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Month.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Toronto Star: With regenerative potato production practices, soil knows its place
November 14, 2025 —
Linda Schott, chair of potato sustainability and a professor at the University of Manitoba, believes producers and indeed the whole potato sector is making progress on regenerative agriculture.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Toronto Star: Soil is their baby. How farmers use regenerating practices to protect their crops and mimic nature
November 14, 2025 —
Like many farmers, Mowbray works with agricultural experts, advisors — and in his case, university researchers — to deal with such production challenges and unlock opportunities