UM in the News News Archive

November 19, 2025 — 
Dr. David Camfield, Professor and Program Coordinator (Labour Studies) at the University of Manitoba, said CLAC is "notorious" among unions for being compliant with employers instead of fighting for workers rights.

November 19, 2025 — 
Dr. Dylan MacKay, Assistant Professor, department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences discusses Diabetes Month and a new peer support program for adults living with type 1 diabetes.

November 19, 2025 — 
Dr. Sonia Udod, associate professor of nursing at the University of Manitoba, agreed there’s "good and bad" in the announcement. "Who will take care of the patients when there are no nurses to take over?" Udod said. "I'm not sure how that’s going to happen."

November 18, 2025 — 
A Manitoban physician is leading the way across Canada in working towards getting everyone proper medical care, including those who have been discriminated against in the past.  On top of being a physician, Dr. Jayson Stoffman (director, PGME academic curriculum; chair, PGME academic curriculum committee) is the program director for the pediatric residency program at the University of Manitoba. 

November 18, 2025 — 
CBC's Faith Fundal speaks with Dr. Shiu-Yik Au, Associate Professor of Finance at the Asper School of Business, who suggests hundreds or even thousands of jobs could be created if the expansion of Port of Churchill goes through.

November 17, 2025 — 
A University of Manitoba PhD candidate with a dramatic life story has been awarded the Mitacs Innovation Award for co-inventing an aspiring new drug candidate for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, announced Monday.

November 17, 2025 — 
CBC's Marjorie speaks with Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor and Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI) about new developments in the province.

November 15, 2025 — 
Dr. Sean Johnson Bice, PhD Candidate at the University of Manitoba was featured on his research on Arctic foxes and the Tundra food web. The Arctic Fox moves between the tundra and the sea ice of the Hudson Bay for a diet of both marine and rodent species

November 14, 2025 — 
Premier Wab Kinew has been dropping hints the province could soon look to position itself as a leader in what some commentators are calling the “fourth industrial revolution.” “All the internet is, is someone else’s computer,” said Dr. John Anderson, computer science professor at the University of Manitoba who has spent his career researching artificial intelligence.

November 14, 2025 — 
Dr. Tandeep Sidhu, an assistant professor in sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba, said while digital systems may be less susceptible to ticket-fixing, they may not be foolproof.