Network News News Archive
Flag lowered for Dr. Witold Kinser
May 7, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on May 16, 2025, in memory of Dr. Witold Kinser.
St. Paul's College
St. Paul’s College Celebrates Baccalaureate Mass and Ceremony 2025
May 7, 2025 —
St. Paul’s College at the University of Manitoba celebrated its graduating students at the Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
Asper School of Business
Entrepreneurial futures are bright after record-breaking Stu Clark New Venture Championships
May 6, 2025 —
With record-breaking applications, the 2025 Stu Clark New Venture Championships welcomed top undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurs to Winnipeg for the competition. Thirty-two teams representing 22 universities from across North America pitched their big ideas and business plans for the chance to win over $60,000 in cash prizes.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Celebrate Pride 2025!
May 6, 2025 —
If you are organizing events for Pride Week (May 23 to June 1) or throughout Pride Month, please let us know. Submit your event details through the UM Pride Events form so we can promote a comprehensive calendar of celebrations happening across our campuses.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
The TLC program: enhancing teaching and empowering educators
May 6, 2025 —
Offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, the TLC program is grounded in five essential teaching roles: curricular designer, communicator, student advocate, assessor, and lifelong learner.
Human Resources
UM Faculty and Staff Golf Tournament, August 28, 2025
May 6, 2025 —
All faculty and staff are invited to join the University of Manitoba Faculty and Staff Golf Tournament at the beautiful Southside Golf Course on August 28, 2025.
Students
Rachel Cluett Named University of Manitoba’s Fourth McCall MacBain Scholar
May 6, 2025 —
“Receiving the McCall MacBain Scholarship means the freedom to fully engage in my master’s studies. It allows me to focus on learning, growing, and meaningfully contributing to my new community.”
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Everything Zoomer: The Non-Retirement Plan – Meet Michael Eskin, the Rapping Scientist Who’s Still Going Strong at 83
May 5, 2025 —
We’re used to hearing about retirement as a finish line – a moment to step back, slow down, and fade quietly into leisure. But for a growing number of people, the prescribed retirement age isn’t a deadline, it’s a doorway.
Research and International
The Free Press: Big ideas don’t grow by chance
May 5, 2025 —
Premier Wab Kinew’s recent appeal to U.S.-based researchers facing uncertainty to consider relocating to Manitoba is an encouraging and forward-thinking move.
Flag lowered for National Day for Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
May 5, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on May 5, 2025 for the National Day for Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People, also known as "Red Dress Day."