News Archive
New research links infant wheezing to long-term health
February 8, 2016 —
Specific patterns of wheezing were associated with decreased lung function and increased risk of asthma by age 15
Climate, conflict and the internally displaced – check out International Week 2016
February 8, 2016 —
Raising awareness about international issues and highlighting the many international opportunities available to U of M students.
Continuing the conversation on refugees
February 5, 2016 —
Canada is only starting to get it right when it comes to supporting refugees, according to four experts who led a Visionary Conversations on Campus event Feb. 3
Harvey Secter re-elected as Chancellor
February 3, 2016 —
His third term begins June 1, 2016. 'University will continue to benefit from his sage counsel and leadership'
A titan steps down
February 2, 2016 —
Arthur Schafer is Canada’s most distinguished authority on bioethics and he is stepping down as director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, which he founded in 1986. The Centre hosts a symposium in his honour on Feb. 5
Research and International
Game Changer team finalists have been chosen
February 2, 2016 —
Seven finalist teams move forward to the final competition on Thursday, February 11
Hearing student voices on graduating with Indigenous awareness
February 2, 2016 —
Sharing Circles to solicit feedback from students
CANDID: Meet Clement Adomah
February 1, 2016 —
Clement Adomah grew up helping his dad on their farm in Ghana. Now he's studying economics at the U of M, and in his free time he's trying to uncover what successful people have in common because he wants to return to Ghana to transform it
Research and International
Doering appointed Associate Vice-President (Partnerships)
January 29, 2016 —
Will take up his new post in the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) on April 1
Almost half of all military personnel in Canada have a history of child abuse exposure, UM study finds
January 27, 2016 —
Study found that such exposure was associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour. The risk had a stronger effect on the general population than military personnel, and the effect of exposure to child abuse was stronger than the effect of actual deployment-related trauma.