Influencer News Archive

A Bison at the Centre of Canadian Football
March 27, 2025 —
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie explains how UM shaped him, on and off the field

A Bison at the Centre of Financial Journalism
February 14, 2025 —
Amanda Lang tells us why there’s nothing boring about business reporting

A Bison at the Centre of Social Innovation
December 18, 2024 —
How UM alum Diane Roussin, project director of The Winnipeg Boldness Project, is co-creating solutions with residents in the city’s Point Douglas neighbourhood

A Bison at the Centre of Finance
November 21, 2024 —
UM alum Charlie Spiring set himself apart and grew a $10-billion investment firm

A Bison at the Centre of Human Rights Education
November 7, 2024 —
UM alum Isha Khan shares her journey to CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Bisons at the Centre of Sustainability
October 4, 2024 —
How these founders of Mondetta—all three UM alumni—built a clothing giant in sustainability from Manitoba

A Homecoming
July 4, 2024 —
Singer-songwriter and science grad William Prince shares how UM shaped his path, in advance of headlining the Desautels Concert Hall’s inaugural show this fall

Hiding in Plain Sight
April 5, 2024 —
Grad student Nabil Iqbal chose UM to explore gaps in the legal system around an emerging yet invisible group—climate change refugees

Carving out Space
April 3, 2024 —
We sat down with dentistry alum Dr. Huma Sharief to talk equity in patient care

From Seeking Narcos to Seeking Peace at UM
February 22, 2024 —
Grad student and former marine Omar Tejada turns his lived experience during the war on drugs into research to protect children in “cocaine valley”