UM in the News News Archive
Wpg Free Press: Three Bisons women named all-stars
February 21, 2019 —
Three Manitoba Bisons were named Canada West women’s hockey all-stars on Wednesday
CBC: Fighters, scientists, protectors: Meet 5 notable black Manitobans you may never have heard of
February 19, 2019 —
Keith Sandiford remembers being the only black person on the bus in Winnipeg — and among the faculty at the University of Manitoba.
Wpg Free Press: Daycare should be affordable to all
February 15, 2019 —
Manitoba needs to do much more to ensure meaningful affordability for parents, and to stabilize a quality early learning and care system with trained early childhood educators.
Wpg Free Press: Designing for the vision-impaired
February 14, 2019 —
Master’s students in the Faculty of Architecture’s re-imagined and designed a theoretical new office and resource centre
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Op-ed: Make Manitoba’s food cost data publicly available
February 8, 2019 —
It is important to have knowledge of food costs to gauge trends over time, and disparities in grocery prices between communities
The Conversation: For the love of technology! Sex robots and virtual reality
February 8, 2019 —
'It is fascinating to study how people use technology in their relationships'
Wpg Free Press: Winnipeg entry among river trail hut winners
February 7, 2019 —
It’s only the second time Manitobans have won the event.
The Conversation: Tax breaks could soften the blow of a national pharmacare plan
February 6, 2019 —
'Perhaps the fairest thing would be to grant tax breaks or exemptions for those working in affected businesses or industries (not simply the healthy and wealthy)'
The Conversation: Out of the closet: Easing the backlash against same-sex couples in advertising
February 6, 2019 —
Gay-vague advertisements have proven popular with the LGBTQ community members while avoiding backlash from straight consumers. However, as society has become more accepting, mainstream brands started featuring same-sex couples in their advertisements
Western Producer: Soil erosion costs farmers $3.1 billion a year in yield loss: scientist
February 4, 2019 —
Farmers may assume zero tillage or conservation tillage have fixed the problem, but that’s not the case.