News Archive
Days of Remembrance
November 4, 2020 —
UM pauses to acknowledge those who gave of their service and their lives in the hope of peace
Faculty of Graduate Studies
UM finalist moves on to French thesis competition final
November 2, 2020 —
UM students have presented their research in the fast-paced Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions for years, but 2020 is the first year UM held a Manitoba competition entirely in French
NCTR announces new Governing Circle members
November 2, 2020 —
Following a call for nominations from National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) in September 2020, three new members of the Governing Circle have been selected to join the circle
UM responds to critical (red) level with enhanced restrictions
November 1, 2020 —
In addition to new Provincial restrictions, the UM will be introducing new measures to ensure the health and safety of our community.
UM update on UMFA negotiations
October 30, 2020 —
"Our priority is doing what we can to prevent any further disruption to students’ lives."
Faculty of Social Work
Study looking at consequences of COVID-19 on 2SGBQM men in Manitoba
October 27, 2020 —
One of the teams receiving funding is led by Dr. Rusty Souleymanov in the Faculty of Social Work, which will be receiving $175,000 to study mental health and substance use impacts of COVID-19 on sexual and gender minority men in Manitoba
Prof honoured for improving lives of older Canadians
October 23, 2020 —
Dr. Verena Menec has been named a Distinguished Member of the Canadian Association on Gerontology
Faculty of Arts
Congratulations to the recipient of the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching
October 20, 2020 —
Erin Keating inspires and engages her students in the department of English, Theatre, Film & Media by using creative, dynamic, and immersive approaches in her teaching.
Indigenous
Childhood passion becomes Indigenous scholar’s life-long research focus
October 20, 2020 —
Dr. Myrle Ballard keeps land and her traditional language at the centre of her research
Indigenous
Get to know Dr. Catherine Cook
October 13, 2020 —
UM Today sat down with Dr. Catherine Cook to learn what she hopes to accomplish in her pivotal role as vice-president (Indigenous).