UM Today News Archive

UM Today News
Chancellor Mahon re-elected to second term
April 6, 2022 —
Passionate champion of UM begins second term on June 1

UM Today News
Election results for Indigenous Senators
April 6, 2022 —
Elected for two and three year terms

Human Resources News
UM’s Flexible Work Arrangement for Summer 2022
April 6, 2022 —
As President Benarroch noted in his March 23 message, UM is cautiously increasing in-person activity. We have eased some restrictions and the current plan is that, with the exception of approved distance education (DE) courses, Summer Term classes will be held in-person. In order to fully support the increased in-person instruction on campus, some employees have already begun their return to campus and others will be required to return after the end of Winter Term.

Oscars 2022: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ shows healing from intergenerational trauma
April 5, 2022 —
'A trauma-informed lens isn’t meant to excuse or legitimize toxicity and dysfunction, but to help us understand that people who are in pain often pass down this pain'

Innovative research receives funding
April 4, 2022 —
UM researchers have received more than $1.2M through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), the Government of Canada announced

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Germination: How Dilantha Fernando Saved the Canola Industry Billions in Revenue
April 1, 2022 —
A short profile of Dilantha Fernando

UM Today News
Wpg Free Press — LGBTTQ+ students picked on, feel unsafe: report
March 31, 2022 —
'Student members of the LGBTTQ+ community are far more likely to be victims of targeted harassment and feel unsafe at school than their peers who are cisgender and heterosexual, Manitoba researchers have found — once again'

UM Today News
New Academic Jobs – March 30, 2022
March 30, 2022 —
Here are the latest academic job openings, as of March 30, 2022.

Students News
UM launches website to share supports for those affected by the invasion of Ukraine
March 30, 2022 —
Created as a gateway to information for our students, faculty and staff and for prospective students and researchers

UM pledging up to $1M to emergency bursaries for students impacted by extraordinary life events
March 30, 2022 —
Message from Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor