UM Today News Archive
Faculty of Education News
The Canadian Press: ‘This is a call:’ Indigenous candidates reflect on running in the federal election
April 21, 2025 —
The number of Indigenous candidates on the ballot has dipped from the 2021 campaign, which saw a record number of First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates.
April 21, 2025 —
The number of Indigenous candidates on the ballot has dipped from the 2021 campaign, which saw a record number of First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates.
Faculty of Arts News
The Canadian Press: Hudson’s Bay artifacts won’t be an easy buy for cash-strapped institutions: experts
April 21, 2025 —
Anyone who buys the charter will own the 'Holy Grail': Hamilton museum operator
April 21, 2025 —
Anyone who buys the charter will own the 'Holy Grail': Hamilton museum operator
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
CBC The Dose: From salt in food to transfer payments: Here’s what Ottawa has power over when it comes to your health
April 21, 2025 —
Provinces and territories deliver health care, but feds hold the purse strings and set priorities
April 21, 2025 —
Provinces and territories deliver health care, but feds hold the purse strings and set priorities
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
CBC Manitoba: Canadian honey farmers fear sting of China’s canola tariffs
April 21, 2025 —
Tariffs could discourage planting of canola, a food source for bees
April 21, 2025 —
Tariffs could discourage planting of canola, a food source for bees
UM Today News
Free Press: Andrea Charron, importance of Port of Churchill
April 17, 2025 —
Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba is part of this Free Press story around the importance of the Port of Churchill.
April 17, 2025 —
Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba is part of this Free Press story around the importance of the Port of Churchill.
UM Today News
CTV Winnipeg: New tool to detect kidney disease
April 17, 2025 —
A team of researchers at UM have come up with a new tool to detect kidney disease. Dr. Claudio Regatto, a professor at Max Rady College of Medicine speaks to CTV Winnipeg's Maralee Caruso about the uCR-Chip, a low-cost, portable diagnostic tool that makes kidney function testing faster, easier and more accessible.
April 17, 2025 —
A team of researchers at UM have come up with a new tool to detect kidney disease. Dr. Claudio Regatto, a professor at Max Rady College of Medicine speaks to CTV Winnipeg's Maralee Caruso about the uCR-Chip, a low-cost, portable diagnostic tool that makes kidney function testing faster, easier and more accessible.
Faculty of Arts News
Global News Winnipeg: History can help us try to understand Donald Trump’s tariffs, professor says
April 15, 2025 —
On what U.S. President Donald Trump called “Liberation Day”, the American leader imposed his so-called “reciprocal” tariff policy on dozens of foreign nations.
April 15, 2025 —
On what U.S. President Donald Trump called “Liberation Day”, the American leader imposed his so-called “reciprocal” tariff policy on dozens of foreign nations.
UM Today News
The Free Press: U of M scientists gather coast-to-coast support in call for federal research funding to fill gap left by Trump administration cuts
April 15, 2025 —
University of Manitoba scientists are recruiting colleagues on campuses across the country to put pressure on Canada’s next prime minister to prioritize funding research amid an “international innovation vacuum.”
April 15, 2025 —
University of Manitoba scientists are recruiting colleagues on campuses across the country to put pressure on Canada’s next prime minister to prioritize funding research amid an “international innovation vacuum.”
Faculty of Law News
The Canadian Press: School tax increases raise questions about Manitoba’s property tax changes
April 14, 2025 —
Recent increases in school taxes have put a dent in the Manitoba government’s estimate of how many homeowners are better off under its new tax-credit system.
April 14, 2025 —
Recent increases in school taxes have put a dent in the Manitoba government’s estimate of how many homeowners are better off under its new tax-credit system.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News
CityNews Winnipeg: Lake Winnipeg ice fisher calls for more support after hazardous winter
April 14, 2025 —
A Lake Winnipeg fisherman says he can no longer provide volunteer supports to those stuck in the ice as an increase in traffic and change in climate creates challenging conditions.
April 14, 2025 —
A Lake Winnipeg fisherman says he can no longer provide volunteer supports to those stuck in the ice as an increase in traffic and change in climate creates challenging conditions.