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Faculty of Law
How an LLM program in Corporate Law and ADR at the University of Manitoba shaped my legal career (and everything else)!
August 7, 2025 —
The Master of Laws (LLM) program at Robson Hall is one of the University of Manitoba’s best-kept secrets but it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. Some of Canada’s most illustrious legal professionals count among our alumni. Wura Dasylva is a partner at Miller Thomson LLP in Regina, Saskatchewan, who completed her LLM at Robson Hall in 2017. When last we chatted in 2018, we were delighted to learn that she was busy skydiving and working hard as an articling student at Miller Thomson. Since then, she has really flown, and we are over the moon to share her latest news.
Donor Relations
Scholarship fuels partnership in community-based research
August 5, 2025 —
UM graduate student is working alongside Knowledge Keepers to empower Indigenous-led land stewardship
Faculty of Social Work
CBC News: Social worker reacts to verdict of the Hockey Canada trial
August 5, 2025 —
The judge presiding over the Hockey Canada trial has ruled the five men accused of sexual assault not guilty. AmyAnne Smith is a practicing social worker and a PhD Candidate at the University of Manitoba. She works with survivors of sexual violence and explores their experiences within the criminal justice system. She shared her reaction to the trial on Up To Speed with Faith Fundal. To listen, please follow link to CBC Listen.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Acting on Accessibility
August 5, 2025 —
Stefanie Wiens [BMROT/96] knew at the age of seven that she wanted to be an actor. By the time she was 13, she had also started to think about occupational therapy, after the “obscure” career was suggested in an aptitude test at school.
Faculty of Arts
Bridging Academics and Work Experience
August 5, 2025 —
A Faculty of Arts of degree equips students with valuable abilities such as critical thinking, effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills. From October 2024 to April 2025, I worked as a Student Communications Assistant with the Faculty of Arts Communications team (posted through the Work-Study program), where I had the chance to build these skills in a hands-on, creative environment.
School of Art
New and Noteworthy: Queer Histories, Print Culture, and Land-Based Practice Among 2025–26 Course Highlights at the School of Art
August 2, 2025 —
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba continues to expand its offerings with a dynamic lineup of new and returning courses for Fall 2025 and Winter 2026.
Faculty of Architecture
Petals in Perspective: FAUM second year students win Cool Gardens 2025 design competition
August 1, 2025 —
Four students from the Faculty of Architecture's Environmental Design Program won Cool Gardens 2025 Design Competition - Gavin Buhler, Bayan Shaeri, Noah Shotton and Owen Tintor (PETAL design)
Research and International
Closing the gap: Helping families access high-quality mental health services sooner
July 31, 2025 —
New federal Implementation Science Chair, Dr. Leslie E. Roos seeks solutions in mental health services.
Faculty of Education
Summer is meant for writing
July 31, 2025 —
Faculty of Education course "Becoming Writers: Power, Place, and Pedagogy in Teaching Writing" invites educators to grow as writers to empower them to teach writing more effectively.
Faculty of Law
The 2025 Hockey Conference: In the Echoes of Reckoning June 17 – 19
July 30, 2025 —
From June 17 to 19 this summer, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Hockey Conference. The Hockey Conference is a biennial conference for members of the hockey community, where the work of scholars, practitioners, and others is shared, and those with a vested interest in improving the game we all love are given a forum to share their vision for doing so. Winnipeg had the good fortune of playing host to the Hockey Conference this year at the Fort Garry Hotel thanks to the tireless work of the Faculty of Law’s own Dr. Martine Dennie, my fellow 3L students Stefan Lewis and Seth Garcia, and the other members of the Conference’s Committee, whom I list below. The theme of this year’s Conference was “In the Echoes of Reckonings.” It centred around how the sport—at all levels—could respond to the light being shone on hockey’s history of violence, homophobia, classism, misogyny, ableism, racism, and other related issues in hockey culture.





