UM in the News News Archive

May 7, 2019 — 
Humans, who make up a hundredth of one per cent of the entire biomass on the planet, have reduced the biomass of plant life such as trees by half, said University of Manitoba biology Prof. Kevin Campbell.

April 30, 2019 — 
For years, Molly McCracken knew about the book manuscripts her late mother had left, though she'd never had time to read them. They were tucked away safely in the University of Manitoba's archives They were tucked away safely in the University of Manitoba's archives where Melinda McCracken had placed them, along with some of her diaries, short stories, and letters from notable people.

April 30, 2019 — 
Regardless of the party in office, when sensitive information is involved, governments prefer secrecy to openness.

April 29, 2019 — 
Sandwiched between the parking garage of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet to the north and a housing complex for refugee woman and children to the south, not much about the exterior of the House of Peace suggests the extent of activity inside, with thousands of people stopping by each week.

April 29, 2019 — 
Professor Geoff Hicks shares some insights

April 26, 2019 — 
A century ago, the Winnipeg General Strike shut down what was then Canada’s third-largest city

April 24, 2019 — 
'The Western Economic Diversification office stepped up with a $1.1-million grant on Tuesday for equipment to further the U of M team's genetic monitoring of northern lakes'

April 18, 2019 — 
'We — and our media outlets — need to think about the ways we use language and how that language may perpetuate bias'

April 12, 2019 — 
Sociologist Lori Wilkinson weighs in

April 11, 2019 — 
"In my view, the scandal is more a failure of leadership and political management than it is an actual constitutional crisis."