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Asper School of Business
Biscontri appointed as Asper Associate Dean, Undergraduate and International Programs
November 1, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba and the I.H. Asper School of Business have announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Biscontri as the new Asper Associate Dean, Undergraduate and International Programs.
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Architecture student Dallin Chicoine reflects on Co-op experience in Iqaluit
November 1, 2022 —
reposted from The Manitoban on November 1, 2022; Faculty of Architecture co-op student, Dallin Chicoine reflects on his work term experience in Iqaluit
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Intermediate wheatgrass – potential as a rescue hay crop
November 1, 2022 —
The following article was written by P. LeHeiget, E.J. McGeough and D.J. Cattani, University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in November 2022.
Faculty of Education
UM alum among educators recognized with the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
November 1, 2022 —
Teresa Boucher, UM alum, received this year’s Certificate of Achievement for Inclusion and Innovation in Learning.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
‘Our professional responsibility’
October 31, 2022 —
Dismantling racism and reflections on learning through the COVID pandemic were common themes at the first in-person convocation since 2019 for graduates of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine.
Price Faculty of Engineering
RivGen power system launches at Seven Sisters Falls
October 31, 2022 —
The RivGen device was fabricated by Stace in Quebec, then shipped to Manitoba where the device was re-assembled near the Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Test Centre.
Students
Small Talk Strategies for the Classroom
October 28, 2022 —
This 2-hour interactive workshop provides students with a simple but effective strategy for starting, sustaining, and ending informal conversations. Participants will explore a variety of cultural norms around small talk.
Faculty of Law
Musicians Among Us: Law student plays cello at Bublé concert
October 28, 2022 —
One third-year law student is having a most extraordinary start to her legal career. One month in to her last year of law school at Robson Hall, Edvanny Silva Burns (3L) found herself having to tune up her cello to perform in the backing orchestra for the Michael Bublé concert that rolled through Winnipeg on October 7th.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Study shows link between genetics and response to electroconvulsive therapy
October 28, 2022 —
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment reserved for the most severe cases of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Positive results are not guaranteed. Could genetic insight in the form of a patient’s “polygenic risk score” help to predict whether electroconvulsive therapy will be effective for that patient?
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pilot promoting health sciences grad studies, professional programs ‘helps students find their passion’
October 26, 2022 —
Organizers of the Multidisciplinary Health Research Experience (MHRE) say the pilot was a success and will be offered again this year to University of Manitoba undergraduate students interested in the health sciences.