UM in the News News Archive
Wpg Free Press: Transit station unveiled at U of M expected to cut stadium traffic
July 4, 2017 —
'This is a perfectly fitting location for a rapid transit station, at the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and on the grounds of Manitoba’s largest university,' Bowman said
Wpg Free Press: Is it time for airships in Manitoba?
July 4, 2017 —
'It’s long been a compelling dream to imagine huge balloons gliding silently over Manitoba’s northern bush and muskeg, carrying tonnes of freight to isolated communities and worksites, using only one-quarter the fuel of airplanes, needing only an open field to land'
CBC: The Canada Warbler and efforts to help the species
July 4, 2017 —
Listen to CBC New Brunswick's interview with MSc student Amelie Roberto-Charon from the University of Manitoba on the Canada Warbler and efforts to help the species
Wpg Free Press: ‘Honoured and delighted’: Order of Canada welcomes six Manitoban appointees
June 30, 2017 —
Six Manitobans have been appointed members of the Order of Canada
Faculty of Science
PIMS: Math Mania reaches First Nations communities in Manitoba
June 29, 2017 —
Thanks to the efforts of Darja Barr, Math Mania, has made it to the Canadian Prairies in the form of an Indigenous Outreach and Mentorship Project. This project is making considerable strides in building connections with Indigenous communities across the province as well as with Indigenous students at the University of Manitoba.
Wpg Free Press: Winnipeg native Randy Ambrosie new CFL commissioner, sources say
June 29, 2017 —
Former University of Manitoba Bison Randy Ambrosie has been hired as the 14th commissioner of the Canadian Football League
CTV: Made in Manitoba book examines Canada 150 from an Indigenous perspective
June 28, 2017 —
“It’s filling in some gaps, I think, in knowledge of what Canada’s true history is and that it didn’t simply start in 1867”
Wpg Free Press: A poster child for women’s rights
June 27, 2017 —
Alumna won first place in the senior art category of Historica Canada’s "Votes for Women!" contest
Motherboard: Universal Basic Income Is the Path to an Entirely New Economic System
June 26, 2017 —
Fully automated luxury communism
CBC: Sears closure an opportunity for Garden City, says councillor
June 23, 2017 —
'If the new tenant is going to be successful, Kelley Main, a marketing professor at the University of Manitoba, said it will need to learn from Sears' mistakes.'