UM in the News News Archive
TEDx: Farming to the Sky: A Game Changer for Health in the North
October 4, 2018 —
Vertical indoor food production is changing education, nutrition and the lives of people in difficult remote environments.
Wpg Free Press: There were just nine days in 2017 without reports of firearms sightings in Winnipeg
October 3, 2018 —
University of Manitoba criminology and sociology professor Frank Cormier cautions against jumping to conclusions.
CBC: Cree doctor honoured for 30 years of service on First Nations reserves
October 1, 2018 —
Alum Marlyn Cook has spent decades combining Western medicine with traditional, Indigenous healing practices
YouTube: Engineering student with a great track
October 1, 2018 —
Faouzia singing on a track with acclaimed DJ and producer David Guetta
Op-ed: Can we accelerate pay equity through legislation?
October 1, 2018 —
This sounds good, and if it eliminates pay discrimination, who is to object? But will it work? And what unintended consequences might result?
University Affairs: Teaching tips to consider for your classroom
September 27, 2018 —
University Affairs has published seven teaching tips from its readers -- professors -- about teaching tips or tools they can't live without. U of M professor Sri Ranjan offered his: the iPad.
Canadian Business: Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies
September 25, 2018 —
As Canadian Business reports, Manitoba’s TREK Geotechnical Inc. (TREK) has been named as number 383 on the 30th annual Growth 500. The company was started by three U of M engineering grads
Op-ed: Bernier’s party likely won’t last
September 21, 2018 —
'Canadian history is littered with wreckage of small parties that started with a bang and ended shortly thereafter with a fizzle.'
Global News: U of M staff and students use artwork to prevent fatal bird collisions
September 21, 2018 —
A group of bird researchers and artists at the University of Manitoba are painting campus windows in the hope of lowering the number of birds killed each year
Globe and Mail: The drive to my mom’s residential school was a road trip to remember
September 19, 2018 —
'Most of us have taken at least one memorable road trip in our lifetime. I have certainly done my share. But the one I remember most is the last trip I took with my mom to her residential school in Dauphin, Man.'





