U of M in the News News Archive
Wpg Free Press: U of M grad funds scholarship for Black law students
May 31, 2021 —
The new David Sowemimo Law Entrance Scholarship is a $6,000 scholarship that will be awarded annually to a Black undergraduate student enrolled full time in the juris doctor degree program.
Global News: ‘Trailblazing’ medical grad looks forward to providing care for underserved Indigenous communities
May 28, 2021 —
Brooke Cochrane, 26, will officially become a medical doctor in June
We must eliminate profit-making from child care and elder care
May 28, 2021 —
The need for public child care and elder care is growing
Research and International
How to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake and decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people
May 28, 2021 —
Understanding who might be more likely to be vaccine hesitant and reasons for their reluctance can help inform public health strategies aimed at increasing vaccine uptake.
BIPOC or IBPOC? LGBTQ or LGBTQ2S+? Who decides which terms we should use?
May 28, 2021 —
People are not organized into neat categories and the names of categories are never static
APTN: Inuk architectural grad getting set to redesign the world
May 25, 2021 —
An Inuk student at the University of Manitoba is getting set to graduate with a masters in architecture and set off to take on her own projects
Wpg Free Press: U of M study examining effects of robots on human mental health
May 20, 2021 —
A 10-week study from the University of Manitoba’s human computer interactions lab will look at the impact of a social robot on a person’s mental health
Wpg Free Press: Charter challenge from classroom to courtroom
May 17, 2021 —
UM students argue to alter mandatory minimums on low-income tax offenders
CBC/Free Press: UM celebrates biggest Indigenous graduating class
May 10, 2021 —
'I'm just so proud of all of us'
CBC: Efforts to get information about vaccines to young adults underway as Manitoba COVID-19 cases surge
May 7, 2021 —
'Eligibility to get a vaccine has expanded to include many as young as 18, and now some are looking for ways to make sure younger adults are getting the message about the importance of getting vaccinated'