Departments Archive
Soil Seeker
November 10, 2022 —
Grad student Shannon Mustard, who’s digging up new ways for farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, tells us why soil is so much more than mud.
War from Afar
September 6, 2022 —
Donors stepped forward earlier this year with gifts to UM’s emergency bursaries fund, benefitting UM students from Ukraine navigating a new reality.
I Was There
June 8, 2022 —
As a visual storyteller, UM alum Aaron Vincent 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.
The Perfection Trap
April 20, 2022 —
Are we getting caught up in our pursuit of perfection? Researcher and alum Ben Schellenberg investigates.
Minutiae of Music
March 30, 2022 —
Alum Gregory Lewis on playing air violin at three, enrolling in university at 16, and working on his doctorate degree at Yale by 25.
Inspiration Everywhere
October 26, 2021 —
Michael Benarroch on how our UM community came through when we needed it most
Who’s at the Table?
October 26, 2021 —
Let’s be intentional about bringing together diverse voices
Self Portrait
October 26, 2021 —
Assistant professor Lori Blondeau talks vulnerability and walks us through her award-winning portfolio
The Battery Revolution
October 26, 2021 —
Will this innocuous everyday item be key in solving our climate crisis? Faculty of Science researcher Christian Kuss thinks so
What Lies Beneath
October 26, 2021 —
Exploring sunken ships and boarding fishing vessels hiding drugs for terrorists—an anthropology grad shares his unconventional path