10 top stories for a newsworthy 2024

group picture including Star Wars characters for world premiere of Star Wars-Ojibwe version at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall on Aug. 8, 2024

10 top stories for a newsworthy 2024

December 9, 2024 —
A curated list of the stories that drew readers to UM Today this year.

Alumni, Asper Experiential Education, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, department of Indigenous studies, donor relations, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Indigenous, Master of Human Rights, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, top 10

Photo of a grolar or pizzly bear (a hybrid of a polar and grizzly bear) sleeping on a rock

UM in the news: Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024

December 8, 2024 —
UM experts and researchers were featured in media stories locally, nationally and globally. Read on to find out who were the Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024.

Biological Sciences, centre for earth observation science, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Data Science, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, Max Rady College of Medicine, Psychol, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, St John's College, top 10

CBC Manitoba: Number of homicides in Manitoba RCMP jurisdictions nearly double 2023 total

December 5, 2024 —
Number of homicides in Manitoba RCMP jurisdictions nearly double 2023 total

Department of Sociology and Criminology, Manitoba RCMP

A room full of about 100 people sitting at round tables, all engaged in conversation.

Planning Your Career: Key Takeaways from the Arts Career Round Table

December 4, 2024 —
On November 20, 78 Arts students and nine Arts alumni gathered to learn more about the variety of professions available after a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Alumni, career advice, career month, career planning, Career Services, Faculty of Arts, Students

Neil McArthur, director of the centre for professional and applied ethics at the University of Manitoba (photo CBC)

CBC News: Should politicians accept corporate gifts like Taylor Swift tickets?

December 4, 2024 —
Should politicians accept corporate gifts like Taylor Swift tickets?

Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, Federal government, Taylor Swift

A man dressed from the eighteen hundreds standing between two brain charts hanging on a wall.

Lighting Up the Stage: The Magic of That Elusive Spark

November 28, 2024 —
An exceptional tale that is funny, emotional, and thought-provoking, That Elusive Spark, by playwright Janet Munsil, seamlessly blends the past and present.

Arts and culture, department of english theatre film and media, Faculty of Arts, John J. Conklin Theatre, Students, Theatre

man and woman walking in front of Canada Post sign

Research and International News

The Conversation: Canada Post strike highlights labour struggle over gig economy and precarious work

November 26, 2024 —
The Canada Post strike has entered its second week, with no resolution in sight yet. Though a federal mediator is attempting to broker a settlement between the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, reports suggest the parties remain far apart.

Faculty of Arts, labour dispute, labour studies, Research and International

Faculty of Arts News Archive