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Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

Strategic Support Fund initiatives drive progress on UM’s shared goals

June 20, 2025 — 
As UM moves forward with implementing MomentUM: Leading Change Together, Strategic Plan 2024-2029, innovative projects supported through the Strategic Initiatives Support Fund (SISF) are bringing the plan’s vision to life. With the 2024–2025 funding cycle concluding, several impactful initiatives have successfully wrapped up, while a new round of funding recipients have just been announced. Learn about three projects that illustrate the kind of transformative work that is taking place at UM..

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Walking the path of Truth and Reconciliation

June 18, 2025 — 
A documentary outlining the Price Faculty of Engineering’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and respectful, relational, and reciprocal collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, has recently been released.

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Meet the 2025 ENGAP grads

May 30, 2025 — 
Meet the 2025 graduates of the Engineering Access Program.

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Students News

The highest standing

May 29, 2025 — 
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.

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Dr. Philip Ferguson

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The Canadian Press: Cost of Canada joining Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown

May 23, 2025 — 
Cost of Canada joining Trump's Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown

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Research and International News

Meet Xihui (Larry) Liang, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Applied Science category

May 22, 2025 — 
Dr. Xihui (Larry) Liang, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Emerging Researcher Award in the Applied Sciences.

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Research and International News

Meet Chyngyz Erkinbaev, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Applied Science category

May 22, 2025 — 
Dr. Chyngyz Erkinbaev is an associate professor in smart technologies for food process engineering and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Emerging Researcher Award in the Applied Sciences.

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Price Faculty of Engineering News

STARlab director elected as Fellow

May 16, 2025 — 
Dr. Philip Ferguson has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, an honour based on his outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering

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Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News

Honouring faculty excellence at UM

May 14, 2025 — 
On May 6, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) hosted the Faculty Recognition Reception. The event honours recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.

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CTV Morning Live: UM Engineering students talk about their pothole solution

May 9, 2025 — 
UM Engineering students Chandra Hofer and Abigail Harris showcased their innovative tech solutions—using drones and recycled rubber—to fight Winnipeg’s pothole problem on CTV Morning Live.

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