Network News News Archive
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet Rachel Nickel, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Nickel to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Understanding and using the new physics of shape-selective magnetic nanoparticles: New ammunition for attacking biofilms.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet Sarah Turner, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Turner to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Breastfeeding and child behaviour: Understanding the link through five different pathways in the Canadian CHILD birth cohort study.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet Ashley Hayward, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Hayward to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Incarcerated mother’s experience with pregnancy and childbirth: A narrative inquiry.
Research and International
Meet Javad Alizadeh, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Alizadeh to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support his research titled: The role of mitophagy and extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness in the regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and subsequent metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) model.
Desautels Faculty of Music
Steven Baker is a uniquely Canadian renaissance man
June 19, 2020 —
2020 DFOM graduate Steven Baker is a talent in more than music!
Desautels Faculty of Music
India George can move audiences from trans-Atlantic distances
June 18, 2020 —
2020 DFOM graduate India George has not let the pandemic keep her from transfixing audiences.
Faculty of Science
2020 Virtual Faculty of Science Graduation Video Launch
June 17, 2020 —
Join the Faculty of Science on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 3 PM and celebrate the Class of 2020! 2020 Graduation Video Celebration Monday, June 22, 2020, at 3PM (CDT) (featuring notable alumni: Dr. Jim Peebles, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics & JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter William Prince + more).
Desautels Faculty of Music
Tristan Martinuson is a triple-threat
June 17, 2020 —
2020 DFOM graduate Tristan Martinuson is a talented, omnipresent saxophonist
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
PhD defenses go virtual amid COVID-19 isolation
June 17, 2020 —
Students defending their PhD theses this spring were faced with an unusual scenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally, PhD candidates appear in a lecture hall in front of a crowd of colleagues, instructors and the public, with invited guests and their advisors giving support. However, this year, students were required to defend their work online from their home over video conferencing platforms like Zoom.
Human Resources
Mark ‘Manitoba Access Awareness Week’ with a free webinar
June 16, 2020 —
Register now for 'Accessibility in the Workplace During COVID-19'