News Archive
Libraries
From Resistance to a House of Knowledge
October 29, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba’s Department of Indigenous Studies marks 50 years of leadership in Indigenous education, research and community connection—honouring a legacy that began with student activism in the 1970s and continues to inspire future generations.
Libraries
UM Libraries new Digitization Centre now open and accepting digitization requests
October 24, 2025 —
UM Libraries Digitization Centre is officially open and accepting digitization requests from UM students, staff, faculty and the public. The Digitization Centre digitizes materials such as books, textual materials, photographs, slides, negatives, large formats like maps or architectural drawings, and now film.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New nurses ready to ‘dive right in’
October 23, 2025 —
The College of Nursing welcomed 97 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony on Oct. 22, the day after the bachelor of nursing students graduated at convocation. Twenty-eight students from the college’s graduate programs also crossed the convocation stage to receive their degrees, including 20 graduates from the nurse practitioner program.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM helps keep HIV program in Kenya running following U.S. funding cuts
October 22, 2025 —
Joyce Adhiambo has lived with HIV for the past 24 years, and she depends on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to keep her alive.
New Administration Building Bisons banners installed
October 19, 2025 —
Three big and bold Bisons banners were installed on the Administration Building, part of a multi-phased project to create a vibrant on-campus experience for the UM commmunity.
Alumni
Honorary degrees celebrate vision, creativity and community impact
October 17, 2025 —
Two honorary degree recipients are being recognized by the University of Manitoba at Fall Convocation 2025
Faculty of Education
Expanding Access and Opportunity: UM Education Online Delivery for M.Ed. in Language and Literacy
October 17, 2025 —
The first M.Ed. online delivery option at the University of Manitoba
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
November is the 3rd Annual Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Month
October 14, 2025 —
2025 marks our third annual Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking month at the University of Manitoba.
UM hosts fourth-annual Budget Town Hall
October 10, 2025 —
Provides a snapshot of the university’s financial health and the investments we are making into strategic areas
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 gives back
October 10, 2025 —
Members of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 sold so many cupcakes and cookies at bake sales to raise money for their graduation celebration that they wound up with extra funds.