UM in the News News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
New York Times: Is This Polar Bear Town Canada’s Key to the Arctic?
December 3, 2025 —
Ice has been shrinking in Hudson Bay, making it navigable to ships for about five months a year, or about one month more than in the 1980s, said Dr. Feiyue Wang, Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) at the Department of Environment and Geography and Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba.
Faculty of Science
CBC: What can you look our for when online banking?
December 2, 2025 —
Dr. Celine Latulipe, professor in the department of computer science at the University of Manitoba, joins CBC's Marcy Markusa to respond to the news of couple who experienced online banking fraud and her research into older adults using online banking.
Faculty of Arts
CBC’s The Current: If flying is miserable, who’s to blame?
December 1, 2025 —
Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor and Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), discussed civility in air travel and whether a "golden era" of air travel can be restored.
Faculty of Arts
The Globe and Mail: Details of Premier’s ties to businessman underscore need for public probe, Alberta NDP says
November 30, 2025 —
Dr. Paul Thomas, a political-science emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba who has specialized in procurement issues and government ethics, said that the interactions documented by The Globe between government officials and Mr. Mraiche – such as ministers attending hockey games with the executive – raise concerns.
Faculty of Arts
CBC: Manitoba conservation officers assigned to U.S. border have seen ‘no activity’ in nearly a year: minister
November 29, 2025 —
"Really it is optics to the Trump administration that the Canadian government, the Manitoba government, is doing something to prevent illegal trafficking," said Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba.
Faculty of Arts
The Globe and Mail: Federal government takes down labour strike data relied upon by unions, researchers
November 28, 2025 —
Dr. Adam King, an assistant professor at University of Manitoba’s labour studies program, said it had been frustrating to be without the data because labour researchers depend on up-to-date work data, particularly in a period of a tense labour relations.
Asper School of Business
Winnipeg Free Press: Missed credit card payment numbers on rise in Manitoba: Equifax
November 27, 2025 —
“Based on this information, it seems like younger people are feeling a lot of financial stress,” said Dr. Chi Liao, associate professor of finance at the Asper School of Business, who studies household finances.
Faculty of Arts
CBC: Winnipeg police roll out electronic traffic ticket system in wake of officer’s guilty plea to ticket fixing
November 26, 2025 —
Dr. Tandeep Sidhu, assistant professor in the University of Manitoba’s department of sociology and criminology, said the update seems like a step in the right direction to improve police accountability and make ticket fixing harder — but in the wake of Bostock’s case, it may be "too little, too late" for a police force he said now faces a "legitimacy crisis."
CBC Manitoba: St. Boniface Hospital assault
November 26, 2025 —
CBC Manitoba spoke to Frank Cormier, Sociology and Criminology about how there is a gap in specialized resources like housing for people with mental health and addictions issues.
CTV National: Manitoba researchers, Indigenous group to develop lunar satellite
November 26, 2025 —
CTV National spoke to Phil Ferguson, Rocket scientist, and Canada Research Chair about UM's STARLab team developing a CubeSat to orbit the moon, map its surface, and collect data, marking the first Canadian-made satellite to do so.