Network News News Archive
Libraries
Taking the pulse of the Libraries
February 20, 2024 —
The University Libraries would like your help to gain some insight about how you use the Libraries’ facilities as well our services and collections.
Libraries
Reflections of amiskwaciy: Indigenous protocols in open education
February 20, 2024 —
6 R’s of Indigenous OER provides an Indigenous-focused framework for incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into openly-licensed teaching and learning materials.
Indigenous
Making a statement
February 20, 2024 —
The Office of the Vice-President (Indigenous) is empowering UM community members to personalize their acknowledgements in a manner that honours their own reflections. UM students, staff and faculty are invited to participate in 60-minute workshops that cover the history of UM’s acknowledgement, current controversies around territory acknowledgements and considerations for building your own personal statement, along with resources to do so.
Students
Tax Information from the Registrar’s Office
February 19, 2024 —
Tax season is almost here, and we want to share some important tax information and reminders to ensure a hassle-free tax season.
Students
More than what meets the eye: A Career in Library Science
February 16, 2024 —
Work specialty areas include law, music and medicine. It’s a masters program you can enter with any undergraduate degree… Learn more about library science!
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM medical education leaders celebrated
February 16, 2024 —
Five members of the Max Rady College of Medicine honored with 2024 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) awards.
Asper School of Business
Building Métis community through inclusion and identity
February 16, 2024 —
Matthew Carriere is a BComm student at the Asper School of Business and member of Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) who knows what it means to find himself through community.
Students
Enjoy the Winter Term Break
February 16, 2024 —
As we head into the Winter Term Break from February 19 to 23, I want to wish you all well.
School of Art
School of Art Gallery presents Women at War
February 15, 2024 —
The School of Art Gallery is honoured to present Women at War, featuring works by a selection of the leading contemporary women artists working in Ukraine, and provides context for the current war, as represented in art across media.
Faculty of Science
Pork, pathogens and progress: A close look at PRRSV research
February 15, 2024 —
The pork industry provides people across different cultures a considerable source of protein, essential nutrients and a versatile ingredient for diverse culinary traditions. So, when the problem of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in the pork industry results in an economic loss of $650 million annually in the United States, finding a solution is of critical significance. A diverse group of researchers at the Faculty of Science and Princeton University has recently published a paper sharing their discovery on better understanding and managing PRRSV.