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Students
Apply now for an Alumni Association Scholarship
May 31, 2021 —
Throughout his five years in university, Alumni Association Community Leadership Scholarship recipient Bryden Bukich has been interested in volunteer activities where he can make change. Passionate about Indigenous health, he has sought out leadership roles that support people who experience systemic marginalization.
Protecting our trees through biological pest management
May 31, 2021 —
Chemical-free spraying for canker worm and elm spanworm takes place on campus in June
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Community contributions recognized with Certificate of Merit
May 31, 2021 —
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences honours alumni at virtual event
Faculty of Law
Asper Review publishes essential guide to cybersecurity
May 28, 2021 —
Dr. Bryan Schwartz, Asper Professor of International Business and Trade Law, is pleased to announce the release of his new co-authored book Cybersecurity and Canadian Law Firms. The volume has been published under the auspices of the Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law.
Faculty of Law
Law professor wins Law of Work Best Paper Prize
May 28, 2021 —
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Bruce Curran on winning The Law of Work Best Paper Prize at the Canadian Industrial Relations Associations conference which ran online May 26-28 this week. Dr. Curran presented the paper Thursday morning, May 27, and was presented with the award at a virtual ceremony that evening.
Asper School of Business
Asper alumna distinguished as a Canada Climate Champion in lead up to 2021 United Nations COP26
May 28, 2021 —
Asper alumna Jennifer McNeill [BSc/95, MBA/06] has been named one of 26 Climate Champions across Canada in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). McNeill is the Vice-President of Public Sector Sales and Marketing at New Flyer and MCI, a leading independent bus coach manufacturer leading the evolution in zero-emission mobility.
Asper School of Business
Two Asper alumni named to Order of Manitoba
May 28, 2021 —
The Asper School of Business is proud to share that two members of our alumni community and longtime members of the Associates, Gregg Hanson and Arni Thorsteinson, were recently announced as inductees to the prestigious Order of Manitoba.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Telepresence robots named for innovation, strength, community
May 28, 2021 —
On May 21, Research Manitoba, the Victoria General Hospital Foundation (VGHF) and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences announced the names of 15 telepresence robots that will help care for Manitobans living with dementia as part of a strategic partnership announced last year.
Faculty of Law
Law professor’s accessible first book earns global attention, local award nomination
May 27, 2021 —
A year ago, Dr. Virginia Torrie published her first book, Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (University of Toronto Press, 2020). Given that it is about her favourite subjects – bankruptcy and history, and given her proven track record of being an excellent teacher (having won the 2017 Barney Sneiderman Award) it is not too surprising that it was short-listed for the 2021 Manitoba Book Awards’ Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction.
