Network News News Archive
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Fenton Litwiller’s research program builds recreation curriculum for queer youth
June 2, 2022 —
Fenton Litwiller’s is presently developing a youth recreation curriculum that explores gender through drag and everyday makeup, revealing the importance of gender affirming youth programming in the field of community development and recreation.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
YuJa Video contest awards prizes to YuJa users
June 2, 2022 —
Instructors and staff who used YuJa Video within the first month were entered into a contest to win a prize that includes a UM tote bag and products from YuJa, Dell and D2L. Entrants poured in and now the winners have been announced.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Creating culturally safe learning environments for BIPOC students
June 1, 2022 —
Post-secondary institutions need to move into actionable strategies to support the success of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) students, a UM nursing PhD student said at a recent virtual presentation hosted by the College of Nursing
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Manitoba beef producers sought for study on farmer mental health in the Canadian beef industry
June 1, 2022 —
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in June 2022.
Faculty of Science
Dr. Mark Belmonte appointed to expert panel by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA)
May 31, 2022 —
Panel tasked by the federal government and Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency.
Students
New event for new students: Welcome to the Herd!
May 31, 2022 —
Join us at the Fort Garry campus on June 18 for the first University of Manitoba Orientation event designed for newly admitted UM students starting this fall.
Information Services and Technology
Recording meetings in Teams? Auto-expiration is now available
May 31, 2022 —
Microsoft recently implemented an auto-expiration setting for all Teams recordings to help users manage their files.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Family Centre opening after COVID delay
May 31, 2022 —
After two years of delay, the Family Centre has opened its doors to Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students, staff and faculty.
Donor Relations
World Multiple Sclerosis Day marks the importance of funding health research
May 30, 2022 —
Researchers are making important discoveries about Multiple Sclerosis with support of donor funding.