Network News News Archive
Faculty of Education
‘A higher intelligence’
April 27, 2021 —
Including spirituality in the classroom is essential to the development of Indigenous youth, says Prof. Blair Stonechild.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Organic agriculture deserves a seat at the grown-ups’ table
April 27, 2021 —
An essay which explores the fundamental role organic agriculture can, and will play in sustaining people and the planet.
Asper School of Business
Fanning the flame of entrepreneurship
April 26, 2021 —
On April 16 and 17, 20201, The Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Undergraduate Edition brought together students from various faculties and post-secondary schools across Manitoba to compete for over $20,000 in cash prizes.
Students
Working in Good Ways: A framework for Indigenous community engagement available for download on May 27
April 26, 2021 —
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is launching a free downloadable framework guide for working in a good ways with Indigenous communities on Thursday, May 27, 12 pm.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Price Faculty students engineer a win at Stu Clark New Venture Championships
April 26, 2021 —
The competition, hosted annually for the past 16 years by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Asper School of Business, focuses on which team can create the most convincing business plan, with several key deliverables along the way.
Faculty of Law
Rising to the Charter Challenge
April 23, 2021 —
Looking through her University of Manitoba Community Law Centre files early last summer, student supervisor and third-year law student Larissa Campbell noticed that a troubling number of Legal Aid clients with limited incomes were being assessed crushingly high mandatory minimum fines under The Tax Administration Miscellaneous Taxes Act for offences under The Tobacco Tax Act.
Students
Bringing in the Bystander – working together to end sexual violence at UM
April 22, 2021 —
In order to help contribute to a culture of safety on campus—UM’s Student Support is recruiting paid facilitators for a sexual violence prevention program called Bringing in the Bystander™.
Students
MT180 Winners Announced!
April 22, 2021 —
For the second year in a row, the 2021 Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes (MT180) competition at the University of Manitoba was held virtually, with the challengers rising to the occasion of virtually presenting their thesis research.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Medical students lobby province for universal coverage of contraception
April 22, 2021 —
A group of Max Rady College of Medicine students is calling on the provincial government to implement universal coverage of all contraception for Manitobans.
Asper School of Business
Asper MBA students present open banking model at the Canadian Open Banking Forum
April 21, 2021 —
Asper MBA students, Diana dela Cruz and Nadine Pinette along with support from Erin Gair, Rhiannon Leier Blacher and Faculty Advisor Judy Jayasuriya have been invited to share their unique perspectives on diversity, equity and inclusion for open banking at Infonex's Canadian Open Banking Forum