UM in the News News Archive
CTV: Canadian CubeSat project
June 7, 2023 —
As CTV reports, UM CubeSat 'Iris' launched Monday, June 5 at 11:47 a.m. local time.
Winnipeg Free Press: Hoping to yield rice results
May 16, 2023 —
An initiative that began last fall has started to grow and might soon see wild rice, a culturally important crop, become a staple on dinner tables.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Free Press: Startling results in youth nutrition study
May 2, 2023 —
Children today are the adults of tomorrow. As today’s adults we are responsible for equipping our kids with the best tools to be healthy now and in the future.
Extended Education
Global News: University of Manitoba holding course on media literacy, indentifying misinformation
May 1, 2023 —
"This course is for everyone." - Cecil Rosner
Extended Education
The Manitoban: U of M introduces media literacy program
April 12, 2023 —
“Everybody depends on media for understanding what’s going on in the world, so you have to be able to properly read the messages that come at you, whether it’s in media stories or on social media.” - Cecil Rosner
Extended Education
Jewish Post and News: Cecil Rosner to teach new course on media literacy
April 4, 2023 —
"It’s designed to help people decode news media, spot disinformation, and it teaches techniques of investigative journalism so people can find information on their own. " - Cecil Rosner
Multiple outlets: Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips
March 31, 2023 —
A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently exposed teeth as depicted in films such as Jurassic Park, but instead had scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing their mouths.
Extended Education
CBC: New program at the University of Manitoba teaches media literacy
March 30, 2023 —
“Things journalists think about… ordinary people can be given the tools to verify information.” - Cecil Rosner
Extended Education
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M program puts media literacy in spotlight
March 29, 2023 —
“In one way or another, everybody consumes media. Therefore, I think it’s important everybody understands how to read it." - Cecil Rosner
National Geographic: Arctic ice is getting thinner by the day—and sea life is suffering
March 17, 2023 —
Professor Julienne Stroeve's work gets noticed





