Mapping new paths with GIS

GIS Story Map shows the several points of interest in Pinawa, Manitoba.

Mapping new paths with GIS

UM graduate student places in the top at national scholarship competition

Parinaz Joneidi Shariat Zadeh, a Master of Natural Resources Management (MNRM) student, is one of the top two projects in Canada for the 2024 Esri Young Scholars Award and received an Honourable Mention in Esri Canada’s annual competition. Parinaz’s GIS story map Parinaz’s GIS story map, titled “Green and Active Transportation Planning: Pinawa, Manitoba,” aimed at enhancing the infrastructure for active transportation and is part of her research to visually document and analyze the impacts of this initiative.

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GIS, graduate studies, Libraries, Natural Resources Management

UM student earns 4th in Canadian systems thinking competition

In 2024 UM participated for the first time in Map the System, a systems thinking competition. Unlike hackathons or case competitions where participants work towards a solution, Map the System is focused on deeply understanding a problem using systems thinking.

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Apply for a $10,000 grant to create an open textbook

A new round of UM OER Grants (up to $10,000) is available to help faculty and instructors create digital, open access course materials. Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Science Library closes for renovation beginning May 1, 2024

As part of the Machray Hall redevelopment, the Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library (Science Library) will be closed to walk-in use beginning May 1, 2024. Access to print and digital collections, librarians, and other services will continue to be available during the closure. The library will undergo a transformation, resulting in new student study spaces and services.

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Empowering Creators, Entrepreneurs and Innovators

The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law has been named one of three law school recipients of a grant under the the Intellectual Property Clinics Program, which promotes intellectual property education, awareness, and capacity building. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the 2023–2024 recipients of support on May 1, 2024. The grant will support the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts and be used to enhance IP training for law students participating in these Clinics at the Faculty of Law.

donor relations, Faculty of Law, L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic, Law Donor, Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts, Nick Slonosky, Richard Jochelson, Yvan Larocque

Winnipeg Free Press: Great Lakes industry pledge catches on

Great Lakes industry pledge catches on

biosystems engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering

Engineering your future

From developing solutions and implementation of renewable energy, to being a cyber security specialist against AI generative, the career pathways are vast for these engineering students.

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UM graduate student places in the top at national scholarship competition

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