News Archive
Dance history course explores human movement and connection
April 24, 2025 —
The course is part of an ongoing effort to incorporate more dance in the faculty’s curriculum. Dr. Cheryl Glazebrook says the role of dance in the study of human movement can’t be understated.
Sustainability
Sustainability award winners announced!
April 17, 2025 —
An exceptional group of students, staff and faculty were recognized with 2025 UM Sustainability Awards.
Asper School of Business
Asper students place first in Ivey’s Scotiabank International Case Competition
April 16, 2025 —
Undergraduate business students Evan Adair, Garrison Glatz, and Kayla Odidison are proud to bring home Asper’s biggest international competition win this season, placing first at the Scotiabank International Case Competition (SICC).
Research and International
The Free Press: Saving lives with Manitoba-made vaccines
April 15, 2025 —
Future vaccine development through research at UM
Donor Relations
Canada Life and Power Corporation of Canada make $2-million gift to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
April 15, 2025 —
The gift will help create a new, permanent home to accommodate the Centre’s growing work and guide our country on its path to truth and reconciliation
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM-led study offers hope that existing drug can target metastatic brain tumours
April 15, 2025 —
A University of Manitoba-led study successfully eliminated breast-cancer derived brain tumours in mice, using a drug to penetrate the brain and eliminate metastatic brain tumours.
Faculty of Science
Back by popular demand: Science Rendezvous 2025
April 10, 2025 —
Get ready for Manitoba’s largest hands-on science and engineering festival. Join us on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. right here in Winnipeg, at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry campus.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM Researchers Set to Drill Deepest Ice Core in Canadian History on Müller Ice Cap
April 4, 2025 —
Researchers from the University of Manitoba are traveling to Müller Ice Cap, on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, where they will recover the deepest ice core ever drilled in Canada.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Amazon experience highlights holistic care
April 1, 2025 —
When Courtney Chartrand heard about an opportunity to travel to the Amazon to learn from traditional South American healers, she knew she had to be part of it.
Research and International
UM-led research transforming water treatment
March 27, 2025 —
Drinking water is under threat. Rivers and lakes, essential for sustaining life, have become increasingly contaminated by a cocktail of thousands of chemicals from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, cosmetics and many other sources.