News Archive
Inuit communities partner with UM to develop Arctic oil spill preparedness and emergency response using genomics research
July 22, 2021 —
$6.7 million in funding from Genome Canada and Genome Prairie
UM announces new Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs)
July 21, 2021 —
Dr. Tracey Peter has been named Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) at the University of Manitoba, effective July 1, 2021
Asper School of Business
Pandemic restrictions make third trip to the Olympics all business for Asper staff member
July 20, 2021 —
Kelly Mahoney, UM alumna and Director of the Asper Career Development Centre, heads to Tokyo to serve as head referee for triathlon
Price Faculty of Engineering
Promising discovery aims to improve healing time of traumatic injuries
July 16, 2021 —
Using an unlikely ingredient, the bioadhesive is derived from an enzyme found in the venom of the lancehead snake, a highly venomous pit viper found in the tropical lowlands of northern South America
Banting Fellows and Vanier Scholars awarded to UM
July 15, 2021 —
UM welcomes two Banting Postdoctoral Fellows to its ranks and congratulates four doctoral students on receiving Vanier Scholarships
Students
The show must go on
July 12, 2021 —
Reflecting on the “pandemic year” in Student Affairs and offering insight to others as we look towards continued remote delivery in the fall
UM congratulates Mary Simon on her appointment as first Indigenous Governor General
July 6, 2021 —
'Her appointment is a significant and inspirational moment for Canada'
Research and International
Strengthening innovation in Manitoba
July 5, 2021 —
More than $3.7 million in new funding to support collaboration between academic and industry and strengthen innovation ecosystems in Western Canada
Research and International
Smart vertical farming to expand in Northern Manitoba
July 5, 2021 —
UM and Opaskwayak Cree Nation collaborate on new project
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Study finds overwhelming evidence that physical punishment harms children
June 29, 2021 —
Children who are physically punished display increasing aggression, antisocial behaviour and conduct problems as they grow, says a study in The Lancet co-authored by a UM expert.