Week at a Glance

Latest COVID-19 recovery updates

As of Oct. 14, including information on mask use, case reporting, Winter Term and more

Get to know Dr. Catherine Cook

We sit down with the inaugural vice-president (Indigenous)

Law alumna Marcia V.J. Kran re-elected to UN Human Rights Committee

Example of unexpected and fascinating career direction

International award-winning cosmic image

Jayanne English a finalist in prestigious National Radio Astronomy Observatory image contest

UM welcomes new class of future dentists and dental hygienists

White coat ceremony held online

New site promotes Manitoba agriculture and food research

Manitoba Agriculture and Food Knowledge Exchange a unique outreach avenue

Nominations call for Advising Excellence Award

Deadline is Oct. 30

A year after launch, new UM website offers community-wide benefits, improved communications

An update on the Next Generation Website Experience (NGWE) project

Retirement planning webinars offered for faculty and staff

Register now for November virtual sessions

Student study space now available at Health Sciences Library

For those with UM swipe card access to Bannatyne Campus

Things to Know this Week

Update on road construction at Fort Garry campus

Freedman Crescent construction begins Oct. 19, Dafoe Rd. to reopen

Moving forward on how research will be administered

Changes to Research Administration System

What's open on campus

An updated list on the status of campus businesses

Contingencies for Teaching

One-on-one consultations with remote learning experts and more

Download UM Safe

Essential tool features direct access to UM COVID info and updates

Join the UM Alumni Book Club for their third novel

Now reading Ridgerunner by award-winning Canadian writer and poet, Gil Adamson

Upcoming Events

Ethics of International Vaccine Distribution

Oct. 16 | 6 p.m to 7:15 p.m | via Zoom

Fireside Chats | Elder Carl Stone – Teachings on Smudge and Tobacco

Oct. 20 | 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m | via Zoom

Café Scientifique: Parenting during the pandemic

Oct. 26 | 7 p.m | via YouTube

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