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Price Faculty of Engineering
CME Scholarship Supports Women Studying Engineering
April 26, 2022 —
Civil student Autumn Garnham and biosystems student Victoria Wainikka were both presented with $2,000 at their Gala Awards in Winnipeg.
Donor Relations
UM global public health research partnership contributes to saving mothers and newborns in India
April 26, 2022 —
Transformational investment supports partnership of UM researchers and government of Uttar Pradesh, India to improve survival for mothers and babies.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Simulation training creates lifelike scenarios for students
April 25, 2022 —
The Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility (CLSF), a key component of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Clinical Learning and Simulation Program, helps to make the transition from classroom to hospital more comfortable for students.
St. John's College
St John’s College Residence Accepting Applications
April 25, 2022 —
Live in the St John’s Residence and be part of our college community!
Desautels Faculty of Music
The Desautels Faculty of Music adds scholarships for non-music majors
April 25, 2022 —
Application deadline August 15, 2022
Libraries
Need a laptop?
April 25, 2022 —
UM students may now borrow a laptop from the self-service lending locker at the Elizabeth Dafoe Library.
Faculty of Law
Both Sides Know: Competing in Davies Moot an exceptional exercise in dynamic litigation training
April 22, 2022 —
Beyond tackling an advanced transaction in corporate law that not even lawyers five-years out encounter, law students competing in the Davies Corporate/Securities Moot need to come prepared to argue both sides of the problem. As a testament to the dynamic brilliance and professionalism of this year’s team from Robson Hall, Brandon Gray (2L), who tied for second-place Top Oralist, immediately expressed appreciation for his teammates and coaches for their contributions and assistance during the competition.
Faculty of Law
Vickar gift to transform clinical space at Robson Hall
April 22, 2022 —
Thanks to a generous gift from alum L. Kerry Vickar [LL.B./1980], The Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba (UM Law) will finally have a physical space to house its business clinics. Room 113 will now be known as the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic. Vickar’s gift of $500,000 will help to transform a large former storage room in Robson Hall’s lower level into a modern, practicing clinic complete with board rooms, offices, incubator spaces, private virtual consultation booths and workspace for law students to learn the practice of law in a hands-on environment. Meanwhile, the law school’s expanded clinical learning opportunities will also benefit from the re-invented learning space.
Asper School of Business
How jackpot wins can influence players
April 22, 2022 —
Asper assistant professor Dr. Hee Mok Park and co-author, Dr. Joseph Pancras from the University of Connecticut examine the impact on subsequent gambling behaviour in their paper entitled ‘Social and Spatiotemporal Impacts of Casino Jackpot Events’, published in the Marketing Science, a leading journal in the field of marketing research.