Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
![UM's 2020 Vanier Scholars from left to right: Javad Alizadeh, Ashley Hayward, Belal Zia, Rachel Nickel, Sarah Turner.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/VanierScholars2020-UMToday-PR1-150x150.jpg)
Five Vanier Scholars will call UM home in 2020
June 19, 2020 —
Considered to be the Canadian equivalent of the United Kingdom’s Rhodes Scholarships, these $150,000 awards will help recruit and keep top doctoral students from across the country and around the world
June 19, 2020 —
Considered to be the Canadian equivalent of the United Kingdom’s Rhodes Scholarships, these $150,000 awards will help recruit and keep top doctoral students from across the country and around the world
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
A message to the Faculty of Graduate Studies community on racism
June 16, 2020 —
Let us take this opportunity to do the important work of educating ourselves about historical and modern racism, and our roles in perpetuating racism culturally and systemically.
June 16, 2020 —
Let us take this opportunity to do the important work of educating ourselves about historical and modern racism, and our roles in perpetuating racism culturally and systemically.
![Brayden Schindell is working in the Kindrachuk Lab on understanding viral outbreaks](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/schindell1-150x150.jpeg)
COVID-19: Lessons learned from viral outbreaks
June 12, 2020 —
What did health professionals learn about dealing with viral outbreaks from the Ebola epidemic of 2018?
June 12, 2020 —
What did health professionals learn about dealing with viral outbreaks from the Ebola epidemic of 2018?
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Bowl of soup leads student to win academic award
June 9, 2020 —
Grad student now works in southern Bolivia studying how small-scale farmers are restoring the use of traditional seeds
June 9, 2020 —
Grad student now works in southern Bolivia studying how small-scale farmers are restoring the use of traditional seeds
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
FKRM master’s student nets 3rd place at 3MT finals
June 5, 2020 —
Sarah Bohunicky's thesis on reducing shoulder pain gives her a podium finish in the 2020 UM Three Minute Thesis finals.
June 5, 2020 —
Sarah Bohunicky's thesis on reducing shoulder pain gives her a podium finish in the 2020 UM Three Minute Thesis finals.
![Toby Le won the 2020 3MT competition](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tony-le-1-150x150.jpg)
3MT winner dedicates award to research lab
June 4, 2020 —
A student who is working with an international team of researchers to understand the link between a birth control drug and HIV infection impressed a prestigious panel of judges at the eighth annual University of Manitoba Three Minute Thesis finals on June 3, 2020,
June 4, 2020 —
A student who is working with an international team of researchers to understand the link between a birth control drug and HIV infection impressed a prestigious panel of judges at the eighth annual University of Manitoba Three Minute Thesis finals on June 3, 2020,
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
3MT 2020 Final Competition – Watch live online June 3
May 15, 2020 —
The Faculty of Graduate Studies is excited to announce that the event will be broadcast online starting at 7 p.m. on June 3
May 15, 2020 —
The Faculty of Graduate Studies is excited to announce that the event will be broadcast online starting at 7 p.m. on June 3
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
3MT postponement won’t stop FKRM finalists
March 18, 2020 —
Although the University of Manitoba's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final is currently postponed, two of the finalists from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management will be ready take the stage once their name's are called.
March 18, 2020 —
Although the University of Manitoba's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final is currently postponed, two of the finalists from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management will be ready take the stage once their name's are called.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
Update: 3MT 2020 postponed
March 16, 2020 —
University of Manitoba’s 3MT competition final, scheduled for March 24, has been postponed
March 16, 2020 —
University of Manitoba’s 3MT competition final, scheduled for March 24, has been postponed
![3MT Heat](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Xiang-Li-4-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Graduate Studies News
The finalists are chosen for the March 24 3MT final competition
March 2, 2020 —
The finalists for this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition demonstrate the great range of work being done by our UM graduate students
March 2, 2020 —
The finalists for this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition demonstrate the great range of work being done by our UM graduate students