UM in the News News Archive
CBC: Anishinaabe U of M student building portable device to detect breast cancer earlier
October 18, 2021 —
Device designed to be easy to use so there's no need for people to go to doctor to be diagnosed
Alumni
Winnipeg Free Press: Stasiuk named new CEO of Forks North Portage Partnership
October 14, 2021 —
CBC: 5 Canadian books make shortlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize
October 5, 2021 —
New novel by UM alumna Miriam Toews [BA/89, DLITT/17] shortlisted for prestigious prize
Winnipeg Free Press: Province mourns first woman hired as engineer
October 5, 2021 —
Today we mourn the loss of Ruth Eden [BsC (CE)/88, ExtEd/88, MSc/02], one of five women to graduate from the civil engineering program at the University of Manitoba in 1988.
Op-ed: Reducing traffic means more birds and happier people
September 24, 2021 —
A guest essay by Nicola Koper and her colleague in the Globe and Mail.
Faculty of Arts
Op-ed: MLAs rose to the challenge of COVID-19
September 17, 2021 —
Political Studies URA students interviewed Manitoba MLA's as part of their summer research. COVID-19 was a frequent topic of conversation
Let’s not forget about precarious work in this federal election — and beyond
September 2, 2021 —
The pandemic is the backdrop to the ongoing federal election, and its attendant lockdowns have shone light on health and economic issues
CBC: Record number of Indigenous students begin med school at University of Manitoba
August 26, 2021 —
17 of 110 students in Class of 2025 self-identify as Indigenous
Op-ed: Nothing saved by privatizing infrastructure services
August 26, 2021 —
'There is now a general consensus that the quality of publicly delivered services often exceeds that of private provision, and more recent studies suggest cost savings now are generally minimal'
Faculty of Law
Winnipeg Free Press: From the streets to the courtroom
August 11, 2021 —
Katie May of the Winnipeg Free Press interviewed recent UM Law grad Sean Gallop about his remarkable story of finishing law school at the age of 49, decades after dropping out of high school.