Week at a Glance

President Benarroch's update on Fall Term

Fall Term 2021 will include more in-person instruction

UM Together: Reflecting on a year of COVID-19

On March 23, the university community is invited to come together virtually

UM institute leads ‘momentous’ vaccine rollout to First Nations at request of federal government

Leading COVID-19 vaccination project in all 63 Manitoba First Nations

$30M distributed to support UM students during 2019-20 academic year

Financial Aid a key part of responding to needs of students during the pandemic

Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice

New study finds that most or all of Greenland was ice-free earlier than previously believed

Mini U and Junior Bisons make their return to summer programming

Plan highlights safety of participants and staff as priority

Recognition for outstanding contributions to public understanding of astronomy

Dr. Jayanne English recipient of the 2021 Qilak Award

New resource up and running for students

Virtual Advising Help Centre now open

Latest COVID-19 Recovery updates

As of March 17, including Fall Term and COVID community event information

Things to Know this Week

What's open on both campuses

A current list of available services and hours

M365 tips: How OneDrive helps you manage your files

Easily restore earlier versions of documents, recover deleted files

Taking the pulse of UM Libraries

Complete survey today to help improve library services and spaces

Upcoming Events

Emerging Themes in Indigenous Business

March 18 and March 19 | Multiple times | Online event

Indigenous Comics Creators, a Symposium

March 24 | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Via Zoom

Virtual Learning for Life: Alumni Scholar Series presents Dean David Asper, Q.C., in conversation with International Criminal Court Judge Kimberly Prost

March 24 | 1 p.m. | Via YouTube

The University of Manitoba Theatre Program presents Zoom Lens, an original play written for Zoom by Debbie Patterson 

March 24 to 27 | 8 p.m. | Via Zoom

Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series: Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series - Dr. Mylene Gamache

March 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Via Zoom

Acakosuk…The Stars - Discover the night sky with Elder Wilfred Buck, Opaskwayak Cree Nation

March 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Via YouTube

T.K. Cheung Lecture in Animal Science: Handling Cattle, Pigs, and Sheep at Meat Plants, presented by Dr. Temple Grandin

March 30 | 11:30 a.m. | Via Zoom

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