UM in the News News Archive
CBC: Rename schools?
August 28, 2017 —
Niigaan Sinclair shares how fatherhood sparked a crisis in his life after his first child was born
CTV: Tall grass, less herbicides can save Manitoba Hydro cash
August 25, 2017 —
Researchers at the University of Manitoba have found a way to save Manitoba Hydro money, without spending a dime.
Wpg Free Press: Diverse group honoured to don white coats
August 24, 2017 —
A story on our youngest to-be doctor from the white coat ceremony
Op-ed: Only one city has a combination of factors that makes it a perfect candidate for battery-electric buses: Winnipeg
August 22, 2017 —
In a span of 12 years, Winnipeg could have a fully electric fleet of buses operating on its streets, with multiple economic, social and environmental benefits
The Conversation: How home security resembles dancing honeybees; No new Einsteins to emerge if science funding snubs curiosity
August 21, 2017 —
Excerpts of research from Frank LaBella, University of Manitoba professor emeritus, department of pharmacology and therapeutics, published in The Conversation
CTV/CBC: Body of former University of Manitoba teacher Patrick O’Flaherty found
August 21, 2017 —
Alum Patrick O'Flaherty has been recovered from a pond after a roughly three-day search
Wpg Free Press: Steve Ashton wants to make racist and homophobic insults a crime
August 17, 2017 —
But University of Manitoba law professor Karen Busby said provinces don't have any jurisdiction to create the type of law Ashton promised
CTV: Can Waterloo’s women-only residence help close the engineering gap?
August 16, 2017 —
Marcia Friesen, an associate dean of engineering at the University of Manitoba, has been working to boost the number of women in engineering at her institution.
Wpg Free Press: U of M’s humanoid lab recruits new talent
August 14, 2017 —
International talent is helping stack the odds for the University of Manitoba’s Autonomous Agents Laboratory in advance of the HuroCup Games.
Wpg Sun: Airships for Churchill: U of M prof
August 11, 2017 —
'With the projected cost to repair the Omnitrax rail line at $60 million, University of Manitoba Supply Chain Management professor Barry Prentice believes airships are a more cost-effective and sustainable way to get resources there to the northern community'