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Asper School of Business
Your Next Great Leadership Opportunity: President’s Student Leadership Program
February 26, 2024 —
Applications are now open for the sixth cohort of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP), Manitoba’s premier post-secondary leadership development opportunity, funded through a fellowship for selected students and housed at the Asper School of Business.
St. John's College
Balancing athletics and computer science with St John’s student membership
February 26, 2024 —
Balancing academics and athletics can be quite a feat, but Yinka Odeleye, a computer science student, appears to have mastered it as he finishes his first year as a Bison athlete.
Students
Student Success Week Spotlight: Gabrielle Oprea
February 26, 2024 —
Feeling anxious about what the future holds is thankfully a normal part of life. When I felt anxious about my degree trajectory, I made sure to connect with an Academic Advisor to see if I was on-track (thank you UM Achieve for spelling it all out for me!).
Faculty of Law
Emerging scholar in law and emotions brings latest research to University of Manitoba
February 26, 2024 —
The Distinguished Visitors Lecture Series committee members invite the University of Manitoba academic community to a lecture on “Images of Reach, Range, and Recognition: On Emotions in the Study of Law” to be given by Assistant Professor Emily Kidd White, Osgoode Hall Law School on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. in room 207 at Robson Hall.
Faculty of Law
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin advises Robson Hall students to believe in themselves and work hard
February 26, 2024 —
“Anything is possible if you really believe and you work hard,” The Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada told a room full of law students and professors On February 6 when she visited Robson Hall. She spent quality time answering questions and sharing lived experiences with the Faculty of Law community.
Reflecting B(l)ack and moving forward: A legacy of a life well lived
February 23, 2024 —
My father, the late professor Lawrence Fitzroy Douglas, accepted a position in the department of sociology at the University of Manitoba in 1967. He was the first Black faculty member in the department and one of its four founding members.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Jonam Kazadi is finding the balance with basketball
February 22, 2024 —
Without realizing it, Kazadi says he began to enjoy studying the sport's technical side and analyzing the pros, and it started to shape who he is and how he engages with the world around him.
Asper School of Business
BComm Spotlight
February 22, 2024 —
A BComm student, Darbara Kaushal’s Asper story so far is defined by connection. He has been involved in Asper case competitions and the University of Manitoba Actuarial Club (UMAC) since he started his BComm in 2022, right as UM students were returning to in-person learning full-time for the first time since 2020.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet the 2024 MT180 Challengers
February 22, 2024 —
The 4th annual MT180 competition at UM is set for March 7
Global Public Health at scale
February 22, 2024 —
A University of Manitoba (UM) project is focusing on improving maternal and child health in Uttar Pradesh – the largest state in India, with a population of 223 million, across 30,000 healthcare facilities and 300,000 front-line care providers.