Where Are They Now?
See what your former classmates are up to and tell us about your accomplishments. We welcome all updates!
The Comeback Crop
Could a humble, ancient grain help address modern-day food insecurity? UM researchers think so. Why wild rice—with a climate-friendly twist—could be Canada’s next staple
Healing in the North
Through UM’s Ongomiizwin Health Services, physicians travel to Manitoba's northern and remote communities, bridging gaps and offering cultural care. See how this sprawling network is learning from locals, graduating more Indigenous doctors and navigating ongoing challenges to health equity
Secret to their Success
Transform women’s pro sports, zero-emission commuting and public health awareness? Check. UM alumni Christina Litz, Paul Soubry and Dr. Joss Reimer do big things from Manitoba and get candid about how they got here
Open Water
As climate change melts sea ice in Manitoba’s subarctic, northern communities explore Churchill’s future as a shipping route connecting the province to the global supply chain. See how UM scientists at the Churchill Marine Observatory are helping navigate the path forward
A Bison at the Centre of Finance
UM alum Charlie Spiring set himself apart and grew a $10-billion investment firm
A Bison at the Centre of Human Rights Education
UM alum Isha Khan shares her journey to CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Taking the Stage
William Prince opens the Desautels Concert Hall at UM—we ask students, faculty and alumni about Winnipeg’s newest performance hub
The Story You Need to Hear
There seems to be a tradition, among UM Arctic researchers, of being first to raise the alarm bell about something amiss in the North. Julienne Stroeve continues this legacy, making bold statements about the future of our planet as Arctic sea ice melts faster than predicted. Are we ready to listen?
Hello, Summer
From paddle boarding with belugas in Churchill to birding on the Fort Garry campus—our list of summertime activities with a UM connection brings your Manitoba staycation to life
Think You Know UM? (Part II)
It might not be very Winnipeg-like to blow our own horn, but we’re proud of our herd of students, faculty and alumni and their impact in Manitoba, big and small. Check out our second installment of surprising UM trivia
What Makes the Perfect Ice Cream?
We asked research technician Denise Aminot-Gilchrist at UM’s dairy sciences pilot plant
A Place of Hope
What does it mean for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to have a permanent home to call its own? Everything. Survivors of residential schools share their truths and vision for a new building as the Winnipeg Foundation announces a lead gift
Hiding in Plain Sight
Grad student Nabil Iqbal chose UM to explore gaps in the legal system around an emerging yet invisible group—climate change refugees
From Seeking Narcos to Seeking Peace at UM
Grad student and former marine Omar Tejada turns his lived experience during the war on drugs into research to protect children growing up in Peru's coca-growing region known as “cocaine valley”
How Do I Spot Fake News?
Veteran journalist and UM instructor Cecil Rosner on deciphering fake news in a world of fast media and AI
What Happens When We Donate our Body to Science?
We asked Alexa Hryniuk, assistant professor in UM’s department of human anatomy and cell science
Field Goals
Bisons kicker Maya Turner captures the national spotlight after becoming the first woman to play in a regular-season university football game
Test Your Knowledge of 140 Years of UM Medicine
Uncover fascinating facts about the Max Rady College of Medicine’s evolving history as it marks a milestone
Lost Spaces
From campus bunkbeds for napping to diving boards for cannon-balling into the river, long-forgotten UM haunts surface in virtual tour
Culture Shift
Alum Jeff Liu played a starring role in a unique business experiment that brought Chinese workers to middle America, captured in the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory. As president of a global auto-glass company, he had a window into a world of clashing cultures, humanity in the workplace, and what it takes to get ahead.
What Everyone's Talking About
From a myth-debunking physician who calls out the Kardashians to a structural engineer who swapped blue prints for baking
Makeover via Manikin
See how simulation is transforming the way we teach nursing. Increasingly complex, humanlike bodies make for a far different teaching-learning experience than existed even a decade ago
The Big (Tiny) Problem
Microplastics in our waters may threaten ecosystems and accelerate the melting of Arctic sea ice. But are we ignoring the greater danger at the heart of this climate conundrum?
Outsmarting a Brain Tumour
This UM researcher’s latest discovery could prevent an aggressive form of brain cancer in children. She’s also finding new drug therapies—through the emerging science of cellular fingerprinting—that will dramatically shift survival rates in the coming years.
I Was There
As a visual storyteller, UM alum Aaron Elkaim reveals the beauty and brutal truths tucked away in little-known communities, from northern Manitoba to the Amazon rainforest. Here he takes us behind the lens of some of his most meaningful captures.
Displaced
Mass migration due to war, and—in the coming decades, scientists predict—climate change, means scores of refugees searching for home and higher education. Meet three UM students finding their way.
Secret Garden
Tallgrass prairies not only mitigate global warming, they’re home to biodiversity that took millennia to develop. Now they’re among the most endangered ecosystems in the world. Alumni trying to preserve the last grasslands show us what we stand to lose.
Minutiae of Music
Alum Gregory Lewis on playing air violin at three, enrolling in university at 16, and working on his doctorate degree at Yale by 25
The Perfection Trap
Are we getting caught up in our pursuit of perfection? Researcher and alum Ben Schellenberg investigates.
Remember Me
Can we reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease? This UM biomedical engineer and advocate—and daughter of a mother who forgot—is determined to find a way.
What Lies Beneath
Exploring sunken ships and boarding fishing vessels hiding drugs for terrorists—an anthropology grad shares his unconventional path
Express Yourself
Meet two alumni—one 90 and one 21—who have something to say about aging with a bold voice, and using AI to detect disease way faster
When Human and Animal Collide
Our encounters are becoming more complex thanks to climate change’s fury and our sprawl into the wilds. And now, considering the risk of infectious disease spilling over, it’s time to explore the human and animal relationship anew.
The Mummy Whisperer
It’s not a career choice for the faint-hearted. Meet the eccentric alumna who unearths important stories from the ancient past in the name of cultural preservation and out of respect for those who came before.
Out of Sight / Out of Mind
COVID-19 in prisons got our attention. Manitoba has quietly been home to the highest incarceration rates in the country, with a grossly disproportionate number of Indigenous people behind bars. And Canada has one of the highest prison rates in the world. Members of our UM community who’ve witnessed a broken system are pushing for change and greater empathy—but is society ready?