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Faculty of Architecture
Pre-term drawing workshop with Diana Thorneycroft and Seema Goel
October 6, 2020 —
This year’s pre-term drawing class was an adventure in rethinking drawing to move it away from rendering, and redirect it to expressive, experimental, and symbolic experience
Sustainability
Celebrating energy efficiency at UM and at home
October 6, 2020 —
National Energy Efficiency Day (Oct. 7) celebrates the importance of increasing our energy efficiency to reduce consumption and greenhouse gases.
Information Services and Technology
Multi-factor authentication will add additional security
October 6, 2020 —
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is coming to the UM. This is great news because it means better security for our systems and data.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
On the passing of Dr. Louis Fortier
October 6, 2020 —
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Louis Fortier on Sunday, October 4, 2020, following complications from acute leukemia.
Asper School of Business
President’s Student Leadership Program serves up community programming during pandemic
October 6, 2020 —
In June 2020, just months after COVID-19 began, 22 students were welcomed into the second cohort of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP). Three months later, equipped with a collection of new leadership insights from the early stages of the program, participants completed their leadership service projects.
Extended Education
Extended Education celebrates Virtual Fall 2020 Convocation
October 6, 2020 —
“It’s a real sense of accomplishment for myself." - Paul Boily
Research and International
Research Administration System Changes Advance
October 6, 2020 —
Beginning in November 2019, when the Research Administration System (RAS) project kicked off, work began on developing how the project would progress, beginning with the formation of the project team. The project team has continued to work virtually, with only minor impacts to the overall timelines.
Asper School of Business
Alumnus races to a podium finish in France
October 5, 2020 —
Asper Alumnus, David Richert [BComm. Hons./16] recently earned a second place finish in the Ultimate Cup Series at Magny-Cours, France. The championship series, initiated by Vincent Vigier, with the support of Michelin and other partners is comprised of seven weeks of racing with four in France and three in other parts of Europe.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Effects of pandemic on health care discussed at virtual conference
October 5, 2020 —
The effects of COVID-19 on health services was a running theme at the Collaborating for Health and Wellness Virtual Research Conference, hosted last week by the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences with the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, the Applied Health Sciences doctoral program and School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan (USask).
Faculty of Science
Arctic Research Foundation partners with UM and RRC to revolutionize public access to big Arctic data
October 5, 2020 —
A new partnership between the University of Manitoba (UM), Red River College (RRC), and the Arctic Research Foundation (ARF) is setting out to unlock the big data secrets previously hidden in Canada’s Arctic.