U of M in the News News Archive
President Michael Benarroch welcomed on CBC Radio
July 14, 2020 —
On July 9, 2020, new UM President Dr. Michael Benarroch gave his first media interview of his tenure, speaking with Trevor Dineen on CBC 's Information radio.
Churchill Marine Observatory nearing completion
July 14, 2020 —
Stories in media this week noted that the Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO) is nearing completion.
CBC: A crash course in COVID: New University of Manitoba class will explore impact of pandemic
July 8, 2020 —
Anthropology course devoted to COVID-19 borne out of students' interest when crisis hit
UM to offer course on COVID-19 this fall
July 6, 2020 —
A course on COVID-19 will be offered this fall as an anthropology elective.
CBC: Indigenous architects say they are in high demand, and hope to recruit more students
June 22, 2020 —
"I think that's a really big move for the university itself to begin talking about this and implementing these ideas and truth into our studio courses and all of our courses," said Faculty of Architecture alumna Danielle Desjarlais.
Manitoba Co-Operator: Supply-managed producers fare better than many during pandemic
June 22, 2020 —
Professor Ryan Cardwell weighs in
Faculty of Education
Research highlights use of restraints
June 15, 2020 —
As Maggie Macintosh Cash at the Winnipeg Free Press reports: Some parents say their children were physically restrained to a chair at school, with arm splints and posey cuffs. Others reported their child had been confined to a cinder block-lined closet. In one case, a student came home often with torn clothing, after he had been “yanked around like a rag doll and forced into the quiet room.”
UM faculty editorials on current issues
June 11, 2020 —
Three recent editorials by UM faculty in the Winnipeg Free Press attest to the breadth and scope of our thought leaders regarding pressing concerns of today’s world.
Anti-racism activism must mean more than hashtags
June 8, 2020 —
UM law student Chimwemwe Undi, a poet and spoken word artist living on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, explained why social media movements such as the recent #BlackoutTuesday did not accomplish its goal of raising awareness
Study finds Hydroxychloroquine no better than placebo
June 3, 2020 —
A study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has found that the drug hydroxychloroquine does not prevent infection from COVID-19.