UM in the News News Archive
Hydrogen gas-fuelled airships could spur development in remote communities
January 21, 2021 —
'Hydrogen gas is increasingly heralded as the mobile energy source of the green economy'
Faculty of Science
UM mathematician Julien Arino receives Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year Prize
January 18, 2021 —
Dr. Julien Arino, in the Department of Mathematics, is one of four mathematicians awarded the CBC Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year 2020 prize for his work in modelling the COVID-19 pandemic
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Wpg Free Press: The mighty quinzhee
January 18, 2021 —
Excavating a snowy shelter is the perfect project for a Winnipeg winter afternoon. Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht shows you how.
CBC Manitoba: Banned art project depicting Winnipeg as a queer paradise revived 23 years later
January 15, 2021 —
Posters heralding Winnipeg as "One Gay City" have been plastered on three bus shelters in the downtown, as part of a new art project from the University of Manitoba School of Art Gallery
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CBC op-ed: UM researchers discover unexpected ‘silver linings’ of pandemic lockdown
January 11, 2021 —
In these stressful times, people can experience post-traumatic growth — positive changes — that may occur following a major life struggle.
The Conversation: Restraining and secluding students with disabilities is an urgent human rights issue
January 6, 2021 —
UM researches find schools using physical restraint and seclusion spaces, further marginalizing children with disabilities
Op-Ed: We can do it: WW II offers lessons for COVID-19 vaccine planning
December 23, 2020 —
Distributing and getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of millions of people, error-free, is going to be a herculean task. We would do well to learn from WW2 distribution, says UM alumnus.
Faculty of Law
Globe and Mail Op-Ed: What Canadians should understand about the federal UNDRIP bill
December 17, 2020 —
On Dec. 3, the Liberal government tabled Bill C-15, an Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), fulfilling their election promise to introduce such legislation by the end of 2020.
The Conversation: Beyond self-care –Try these 5 therapeutic tools to manage stress better during COVID-19 restrictions
December 16, 2020 —
Here are five key Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) strategies that validate difficult emotions invoked by the pandemic and make the case for changing automatic reactions that may be driven by strong emotions, such as self-medicating with substances, starting an argument or eating a pint of ice cream to feel better.
National Geographic: He may have found the key to the origins of life. So why have so few heard of him?
December 15, 2020 —
Synthetic biologist Nediljko Budisa weighs in