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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Learn how social identities affect your teaching
February 28, 2024 —
In the new UM Learn module “Understanding social identities among faculty and students,” instructors can learn to recognize their own identities and those of their students, to help them develop strategies that promote engagement and success in the classroom.
Faculty of Social Work
CBC Manitoba: Deaths of 5 people in southern Manitoba must be treated as case of domestic violence, say experts
February 28, 2024 —
The deaths of five people this week in southern Manitoba are a clear example of domestic violence and come in the midst of an epidemic of intimate partner violence in the province and beyond, experts say. "When anything ends in a fatality, when a life is taken, that's the most severe form of violence that someone can endure," said Tracie Afifi, a University of Manitoba professor in the department of community health sciences. "Here we have the death of an intimate partner … [and] we have the deaths of three children that were part of that relationship and a fourth family member as well, who was also a child," she said. "Without a doubt this is intimate partner violence." Kendra Nixon, a professor in the Faculty of Social Work and the Director of RESOLVE at the University of Manitoba, says it's troubling to see the issue rising.
Students
Student Success Week Spotlight: Sheri Shorting
February 28, 2024 —
The theme that helped balance all the aspects within my life as a full-time student was learning how to prioritize self-care and wellness to avoid burnout.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Building innovation skills
February 27, 2024 —
Eighteen University of Manitoba students participated in the 4th annual Sprint to Innovate. This unique weekend event brings together post-secondary students from Winnipeg to learn about and practice innovation skills.
Price Faculty of Engineering
New graduate hopes to inspire other Inuit to pursue engineering
February 27, 2024 —
RJ Oolooyuk is from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and is graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2024. RJ is the first Inuk student to graduate from the Price Faculty of Engineering. He is providing an exemplary example of passion and perseverance to help inspire other Inuit to complete an education in engineering.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Psychology Month feature: Clinical health psychology to establish first endowed professorship
February 27, 2024 —
The department of clinical health psychology is currently running a campaign to raise $1.3 million to establish its first endowed professorship.
Students
Student Success Week Spotlight: Haylyn Agacer
February 27, 2024 —
Attend workshops. There are a variety of workshops that are hosted by different offices on campus that can help you, not just as a university student but also as a preparation to enter the workforce.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Doctors Manitoba Award winners share UM medical college connection
February 26, 2024 —
The list of this year’s Doctors Manitoba Award winners has been released and the Max Rady College of Medicine is once again well represented.
Students
Unveiling New Aurora: Transforming the UM Student Experience
February 26, 2024 —
Get Ready, Aurora Users! Exciting Changes Are Coming Your Way! This March, UM is introducing a much-needed upgrade to enhance the student journey through the Aurora Modernization Project.
Research and International
SET Day welcomes 188 students from record-breaking 35 schools to UM research labs
February 26, 2024 —
On Wednesday February 21, 188 Manitoba high school students visited UM for Science Engineering and Technology (SET) Day.