Week at a Glance

UM Budget responds to community priorities

Budget provides competitive tuition, salaries and course offerings

UM CubeSat ‘Iris’ ready for lift-off

Satellite project led by STARLab engineering students heads to space in June

Louis Riel Bursary is helping to fuel Métis student’s goal of giving back to her community

First-year medicine student can’t wait to put her Indigenous health teaching into practice

Winnipeg proposes new Indigenous street names, but what’s behind claims they’re too hard to pronounce?

An examination of the mixed reactions

Med students hold first-ever EDI conference, create space to ‘share experiences’

More than 100 students and physicians registered to take part in the event

Creating a legacy for future generations

Jim and Sandra Pitblado have changed the lives of more than 260 of UM’s top law students

Making space for new ideas

First Nations are using ‘creative disruption’ to foster economic growth in their communities

Indigenous librarian internship opportunity

Gain a master's degree and work part-time in Libraries, tuition and salary paid

Ukrainian grad at UM to study social transformation during wartime

Petro Jacyk Fellowship offers financial support to pursue important research

Things to Know this Week

Recent TikTok bans highlight the importance of social media security

Consider the risks when using social media

Extended Education's Media Literacy program registration now open

Sort fact from fiction, classes begin May 8

What can you do to reduce waste at UM?

Here’s one small thing: Return surplus inter-office envelopes for redistribution

UM Goods for Sale

Bids accepted until 4 p.m. on Apr. 7

Upcoming Events

3MT Final

Mar. 30 | 7 p.m. | Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre and via YouTube

Critical Conversations — Rethinking borders: A panel on transnational movements, resistance, identity and gender

Apr. 3 | 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | via Zoom

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