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Faculty of Law
Fifty Years of Teaching Law: An Interview with Lord John Irvine
December 21, 2020 —
Professor John Irvine – now officially titled Lord John Irvine of Hougun Manor, has taught generations of law students for the past 50 years at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law. Modest beyond compare, Robson Hall’s resident British gentleman was presented with the Lordship on November 5th (Guy Fawkes’ Day, of all days), at a virtual homecoming event hosted by the Faculty. The online event was attended by upwards of 200 alumni whom Irvine had taught in five decades’-worth of Torts, Property law, Jurisprudence and Legal Systems classes.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Engineer-in-Residence Kathryn Atamanchuk Wins Manitoba Aerospace All-Star Award
December 19, 2020 —
Currently an EiR for the local Aero-Engine Test and Advanced Digital Manufacturing sectors and is Canada’s second female EiR
Faculty of Law
Law Faculty Teaching Awards announced
December 18, 2020 —
In a normal year, the Faculty of Law’s two major teaching awards would have been announced at the annual Grad Dinner, but due to the new normal, the Faculty was forced to postpone the selection process until the fall term. On December 10, Acting Dean David Asper was pleased to announce that Associate Professor Dr. Amar Khoday had won The Barney Sneiderman Award for Teaching Excellence, and that Natasha Brown [BEd/01, LLB/05] had been selected for the The Deans Award for Teaching Excellence for Sessional Instructors (Practicing Professionals).
Faculty of Law
UM Law prof cited by Supreme Court of Canada
December 18, 2020 —
Faculty of Law Assistant Professor Dr. Krish Maharaj, was cited in the newly-released SCC decision C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45.
Asper School of Business
Asper Launches Master of Supply Chain and Logistics Program
December 17, 2020 —
The Asper School of Business launches a new Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics Program (MSCM).
Students
Banner Administration pages upgrade coming soon
December 17, 2020 —
Banner Administration Pages will be upgraded to the latest version of the system from Friday, January 8 from 4:30 pm CST to –10 at 9:00 am CST, 2021. This upgrade will focus on enhancing the quality of the administration pages
Research and International
Meet Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Population Data Analytics and Data Duration.
December 16, 2020 —
Improving outcomes for maternal and child health
Research and International
Meet Galen Wright, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Neurogenomics.
December 16, 2020 —
Using DNA repair pathways and genomics to understand brain function
Research and International
Meet Terry Klassen, the new Canada Research Chair in Clinical Trials.
December 16, 2020 —
Testing new treatments to improve the health of children and families
Research and International
Meet Robert Mizzi, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Queer, Community and Diversity Education.
December 16, 2020 —
Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in education