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Desautels Faculty of Music

CBC Music: Ari Hooker named one of 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30

July 29, 2025 — 
It's a summer tradition at CBC Music: the annual classical "30 under 30" list, celebrating the achievements of Canada's emerging classical musicians - and the Desautels Faculty of Music's Ari Hooker has made it onto the list.

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Information Services and Technology

Save some stress and sign up for classroom audiovisual demonstrations

July 29, 2025 — 
IST Audio-Visual is hosting drop-in demonstrations of the university’s installed classroom and portable audiovisual equipment

Dr. Judy Zetaruk stands in front of a building wearing a parka. A sign behind her reads: "Medical Services. Oxford House Nursing Station. Services medicaux. Poste de soins infirmiers Oxford House. Canada."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Serving the North

July 29, 2025 — 
From the large window of her dental office in northern Manitoba, Judy Zetaruk [B.Sc./86, DMD/90] can watch eagles soaring over a tree-lined lake.

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Garden heroes, small and mighty

July 29, 2025 — 
When it comes to gardening, biodiversity and pest control, sometimes it’s best to do less! These intrepid insects benefit your soil and keep your garden healthy.

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A graphic image showing a female soccer player and sociocultural factors highlighted in magnifying glasses.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM study explores ‘gendering’ of girls’ sports injuries

July 28, 2025 — 
A new four-year study led by a University of Manitoba researcher in partnership with Sport Manitoba has received over $384,000 in funding from the Government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to improve sporting environments for adolescent girls in sports historically dominated by boys.  

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Headshot of Brandon Trask, a red-haired young man in glasses, blue checked shirt and grey suit jacket.

Faculty of Law

Tenure follows promotion for Robson Hall alum Brandon Trask

July 28, 2025 — 
After having been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law as of March 30, 2025, Brandon Trask officially received Tenure at the University of Manitoba as of July 1. The significance of this rite of passage for junior faculty members may be lost on most students, but it matters in the grand scheme of things to faculty members, staff, their relationship with the union and the university and, ultimately, to their students, regardless of how dull an administrative function it seems.

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Two instructors guide students in a dentistry lab as they examine dental models.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Kids discover health-care careers at UM summer camp

July 24, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed students back to its Biomedical Youth Program (BYP) Summer Camp — a week-long immersive experience where youth explore careers in the health sciences through hands-on learning. After a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the camp returned this year with new programming. 

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Dr. Mojgan Rastegar, wearing a lab coat and plastic gloves, holds a dish of cells.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Bio-banking Hope

July 24, 2025 — 
More than a decade ago, Dr. Mojgan Rastegar gave the keynote address at an Ontario meeting focused on Rett syndrome, an incurable neurodevelopmental disorder.

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A tornado forming over a distant field.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Environment and geography in the news

July 23, 2025 — 
Dr. John Hanesiak's Storm-Chasing Field Course has caught the attention of multiple news sources.

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Dr. Anil Menon poses for a photo in the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry's general dental clinic. He leans against a dental chair.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Seniors’ Smiles

July 23, 2025 — 
Dr. Anil Menon is on a mission to improve the oral health of seniors living in long-term care homes – one smile at a time.

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