UM in the News News Archive
Asper School of Business
CBC: Clubbing events transform Seafood City to attract younger demographic
December 12, 2025 —
What's one of the only places you can go grocery shopping and clubbing at the same time for free? Filipino grocery chain Seafood City. But the secret to the success of the pop-ups might be part of a larger trend.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CBC: Die-off of hundreds of birds something Manitoba hasn’t experienced ‘at this scale’: biologist
December 12, 2025 —
Dr. Hannah Wallace, Lead Research Associate in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba with expertise in viral immunology, said it is strange that after years of avian influenza circulating in North America there would be so many bird deaths at once.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M researchers studying whether genetic testing helps zero in on effective mental-health treatment meds
December 11, 2025 —
“Someone with mental-health conditions, they (try) multiple medications, and sometimes it takes months or years to get to a point where those drugs work for them, or to have less side effects,” said Dr. Abdullah Maruf, the lead investigator on the study and assistant professor in U of M’s College of Pharmacy.
Asper School of Business
CBC: The Buy Canadian movement faces a new test as American alcohol returns to store shelves.
December 10, 2025 —
Dr. Divya Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC's Marjorie Dowhos about how connecting the return of American products to charity may change Canadian consumer attitudes.
Faculty of Social Work
CBC: Manitoba’s new policy to charge CFS agencies for long emergency stays creating ‘chaos and confusion’: expert
December 9, 2025 —
Dr. Jennifer Hedges, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba’s faculty of social work, said while it’s not ideal for kids to spend long periods of time in emergency placements, she wonders what kind of outcomes the “one and done” policy the province is enacting will achieve without examining the root issues that lead to kids ending up in those placements long-term.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CTV: Here’s why salmonella-contaminated pistachios continue to plague Canadians
December 8, 2025 —
Dr. Claudia Narvaez-Bravo, professor in the department of food and human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba, says a standard oven at home is not reliable to kill the bacteria, especially if the nuts are clustered together, unevenly heated, or contain bacteria hidden inside microscopic cracks.
Faculty of Arts
CBC: What parents need to know about child content creators
December 8, 2025 —
Dr. Nancekivell discusses why kidfluencer content can be problematic and where Canada’s laws currently stand on the issue.
Faculty of Arts
CBC: Is Public Parking Reporting Snitching, Community Policing, or Something Else?
December 8, 2025 —
Dr. Arthur Schafer, Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC's Marcy Markusa about the ethics and social risks of allowing citizens to submit photos of minor parking violations for ticketing.
Faculty of Arts
CBC: Winnipeggers may soon be able to report illegal parking, but is citizen snitching going too far?
December 8, 2025 —
Dr. Neil McArthur, Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manitoba, speaks with host CBC's Marjorie Dowhos about the ethical dilemmas of citizen reporting and the likelihood of the controversial new parking proposal actually working.
The Globe and Mail: University leaders tout institutions’ role in addressing Canada’s challenges
December 7, 2025 —
Dr. Michael Benarroch, President of the University of Manitoba, said that even if the public perception of universities has grown more skeptical, there has been no impact on enrolment. Most families still see a university education as the best path for their children to achieve what they want in life, he said.