Week at a Glance

Fall Convocation 2020 – held virtually October 22

Graduating students, family and friends invited to join the celebration

First Year Experience leaves new students confident, prepared

New initiatives created through campus collaboration

Pathways: NCTR five-year report reflects on its journey

Memorial Register, Indigenous Peoples Atlas, among major accomplishments

Rady Faculty COVID-19 update – Bannatyne Campus

Manitoba Public Health leading case investigation

Staying safe on our campuses

Reminder of processes if positive COVID case reported

Three UM researchers to quickly investigate COVID-19’s knock-on effects

They are helping the old, the young and the abused

Do you ever look at a stamp and wonder where the image came from?

The story behind the Dr. Bruce Chown Canada Post stamp

Forging alumni connections during COVID-19

New alumni virtual programming and events available this fall

Help UM librarians better support researchers

Participate in an exploratory study to identify research mobilization patterns

Being Queer in the time of COVID-19

Join the community discussion via Zoom Oct. 7, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Things to Know this Week

What's open on both campuses

As of Sept. 21

An update on UM road construction

Including Transit and parking changes

Want to know more about making healthy food choices?

Join your fellow staff for free online nutrition webinars

Keep your software and licenses updated

Log in to the VPN at least once a week

Upcoming Events

Online Farm and Food Awareness Week

Sept. 21 to 25

Indigenous Scholar Speaker Series - Brenda Gunn

Sept. 24 | 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | via Zoom

Book launch: Words of the Inuit: A semantic stroll through a northern culture

Sept. 28 | 6 p.m. | via Zoom

Info Session – Undergrad Research Poster Competition

Sept. 29 | 12 to 1 p.m. | via Teams

Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education

Sept. 30 | 11 a.m.

Café Scientifique – Designing Better Long-Term Care Facilities

Oct. 1 | 7 p.m. | via YouTube

Living library an interactive way to celebrate Indigenous alumni success

Oct. 2 | 9 a.m. | via Zoom

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