Network News News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
How have sea ice and climate varied in the Canadian Arctic during the last 20,000 years?
May 12, 2023 —
To answer this question, Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Canada Excellence Research Chair, and team are looking to drill an ice core on Müller Ice Cap, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. You can follow along as they post updates to their blog.
Asper School of Business
Asper experiential learning wins big at IDEA 2023
May 11, 2023 —
This year for the first time in the IDEA award’s 39-year history, The Associates held an auction to raise funds in support of experiential learning at the Asper School of Business, which concluded with an outstanding final bid of $110,000.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Norwegians in Manitoba to learn about province’s older adult care
May 11, 2023 —
A group of health-care researchers, professionals, students and decision-makers from Norway are in Winnipeg this week to learn how older adults are cared for in Manitoba.
Research and International
UM Café Scientifique: On a Shaky Podium
May 11, 2023 —
On May 24 UM experts will discuss, from legal, pedagogical, psychological, and sociological perspectives, the causes of this crisis and what we can do to make sport safe(r) for all Canadians.
Asper School of Business
Indigenous women empowering each other through traditional birth support
May 10, 2023 —
Kathleen BlueSky’s [MBA/15] role as co-founder and board chair of Wiijii’idiwag Ikwewag began during her time in the Asper MBA program, in a confluence of hard truths and tenderness.
Research and International
Verna J. Kirkness program returns to UM campus
May 10, 2023 —
The Vera J. Kirkness Education Foundation (VJKF) program returns to UM May 8-12 as part of the 2023 program with universities across Canada.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Safer Substance Use
May 10, 2023 —
When Dr. Em Pijl joined the College of Nursing as an assistant professor in 2021, she started to look at her research from a different perspective. Pijl is originally from Vancouver, where she worked as a registered nurse in the Downtown Eastside, an area with high levels of homelessness and substance use.
Faculty of Social Work
Social Work welcomes visiting scholars from Taiwan and China
May 10, 2023 —
The Faculty of Social Work would like to invite all to a Lunch ’n’ Learn event with our visiting social work scholars from Taiwan and China. Presentations by: Dr. Hiu Ha Chong, Department of Indigenous Affairs & Development National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan Specializing in Indigenous social work and Indigenous child protection Dr. Zhihong Yue, School of Sociology, Wuhan University, China Specializing in youth mental health
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Wrapping up forty years of fieldwork
May 10, 2023 —
the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management celebrated the importance of experiential learning and our Supervised Fieldwork Program on its fortieth anniversary.