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Incoming Chancellor Dave Angus stands against a dark wall, looking off to the side

The Next Chancellor

May 16, 2025 — 
Get to know Dave Angus, industry bridgebuilder, champion for Manitoba, and UM’s newest addition

An illustration of multiple sets of hands holding smart phones with swirls on the screen

What Does Scrolling Do to Us?

May 8, 2025 — 
Why we should take a vacation from our smartphones this summer

Ryan Gorrie works around a studio table with students

Where There’s Smoke

May 5, 2025 — 
Alum architect ignites introspection among students through unique art form

Jerry Daniels standing in the middle of a vacant building

A Bison at the Centre of Transforming Communities

May 5, 2025 — 
Grand Chief Jerry Daniels talks healing, campus life and redeveloping the Hudson Bay building

Randy Ambrosie, Commissioner of the CFL, stands on green turf holding a football

A Bison at the Centre of Canadian Football

March 27, 2025 — 
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie explains how UM shaped him, on and off the field

Northern lights in night sky

What Creates the Colours in Northern Lights?

March 14, 2025 — 
We asked UM instructor Danielle Pahud, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy

Chancellor Anne Mahon shakes Gladys' hand while giving her a certificate

From Kenya with Love

March 11, 2025 — 
They live with stigma and HIV. Hard-to-reach, marginalized communities find compassion and hope through a 45-year partnership between UM and the University of Nairobi. Come along as I visit the heart of health equity.

Az Klymiuk

The Comeback Crop

February 27, 2025 — 
Could a humble, ancient grain help address modern-day food insecurity? UM researchers think so. Why wild rice—with a climate-friendly twist—could be Canada’s next staple

A series of faces, in black and white, on a cream background, with maples leafs scattered

So, You’re Canadian, Eh?

February 26, 2025 — 
When US President Donald Trump suggested this country become the 51st state, Canadians ruffled their goose feathers and offered a polite “no thank you.” What better time to reflect on what makes us Canadian

Amanda Lang standing in a broadcast studio

A Bison at the Centre of Financial Journalism

February 14, 2025 — 
Amanda Lang tells us why there’s nothing boring about business reporting

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