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Indigenous

Reclaiming sacred space, expanding the circle

June 10, 2025 — 
Nestled behind Migizii Agamik — Bald Eagle Lodge is reclaimed land that has been carefully transformed into a sacred and special space, expanding the circle on the UM Fort Garry Campus.

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The X-ray shows the jaw and jaw joint implants.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM dental college team conducts Manitoba’s first jaw joint replacement surgery

June 9, 2025 — 
A car accident in 2013 damaged Kindra Finley’s jaw, leaving her in unbearable pain.

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UM’s wildfire support winds down as state of emergency ends

June 8, 2025 — 
Evacuees have now left UM residences, transitioning to hotels or returning to their home communities.

Fleur McEvoy presents a pinard to midwifery graduand Catalina Curé.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New midwives and nurses join professions

June 6, 2025 — 
At a ceremony at the University of Manitoba’s Desaultels Concert Hall, 117 new nurses and seven new midwives were welcomed to their professions on June 5.  

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Headshot of Emma Winram wearing a black shirt and blazer, standing in front of a limestone wall, smiling at the camera.

Faculty of Arts

From page to policy: An English grad’s path to law school

May 30, 2025 — 
Reflecting on her undergraduate journey, Spring 2025 Bachelor of Arts graduate Emma Winram shares how her studies went hand in hand with her extracurriculars and led her to an exciting next step - an internship with the Manitoba legislature.

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The ice core, showing bits of sand and pebble.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Deepest Canadian ice core has reached bedrock

May 26, 2025 — 
This is the deepest ice core ever extracted in Canada and promises to reveal vital insights into the Arctic’s climatic past.

An elderly woman, peers out a window with a sad look on her face.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Effects of social isolation highlighted in national aging study

May 23, 2025 — 
This year marks the half-way point of a major 20-year Canada-wide study on the complexities of the aging process. Since it was launched in 2015, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has seen over 300 studies published using its data, including from researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.   

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Headshot of Dr. Cheryl Glazebrook agaisnt a red-black gradient background for TedX Winnipeg.

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Cheryl Glazebrook is learning a new dance for TEDx

May 21, 2025 — 
Dance is the central theme of Glazebrook’s talk, which will explore how it can transcend age and ability as a joyful, inclusive way to connect and grow. A dancer her whole life, Glazebrook sees this talk as her two worlds coming together.

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2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Award winners

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

University of Manitoba shines at 2025 AOCS Awards

May 16, 2025 — 
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences researchers take home prizes at the 2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Awards Banquet.

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Sister Lesley Sacouman speaks at Convocation, wearing a red and white ceremonial gown.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Compassion for patients, dignity for all celebrated at Medicine Convocation

May 16, 2025 — 
A Catholic nun who has dedicated her life to helping vulnerable and marginalized people called on UM’s newest class of graduating doctors to "see the person" in every patient and recognize that we are all interconnected.

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