Network News News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
COVID throws curve for new nurses, student researcher learns
October 14, 2021 —
Newly graduated nurses are dealing with a higher level of stress and anxiety as they join the workforce in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, a third-year international student in the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences learned this summer.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Friends of Engineering to match gifts to scholarship fund
October 14, 2021 —
Every dollar donated to the Douglas and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering, up to $10,000, will be matched by Friends of Engineering, as well as an additional fifty cents from the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Master’s student pursues research with support from the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
October 14, 2021 —
University of Manitoba graduate student Hanika Nakagawa is one of this year’s recipients of the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement.
Human Resources
‘Real growth, great insights and real skills’: UM Management Fundamentals Program nurtures leaders
October 14, 2021 —
The program is offered through Learning and Organizational Development and strengthens leadership abilities and provides valuable skills for current managers and supervisors and others who want to prepare for future leadership roles.
October is Disability Awareness Month!
October 13, 2021 —
Attend the panel discussion “Addressing Ableism in the Academy” on Oct. 20
Libraries
Want anytime-anywhere access to UM Libraries digital content?
October 13, 2021 —
The Lean Library browser extension provides quick and simple access to digital content purchased by UM Libraries.
School of Art
School of Art Gallery invites you (online) for coffee and conversation!
October 12, 2021 —
Join School of Art Gallery for Kaffeeklatsch. A series centring the voices of an intergenerational cohort of artists, activists, and writers having casual conversations over coffee with guests of their choosing, followed by workshops related to the presenters’ practices.
Long-standing College of Pharmacy advisor receives 2021 Advising Excellence Award
October 12, 2021 —
Cheryl Lee, student advisor and program coordinator for the College of Pharmacy, has been awarded the 2021 Advising Excellence Award.
Information Services and Technology
UM’s info security policy is your guide to securing our data
October 12, 2021 —
To better protect the information used and shared by the university community, new/updated information Security policy, procedure and standards were developed and approved by the UM Board of Governors on Feb. 3, 2020.