Week at a Glance

Participate in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events

Sept. 27 to 30: opportunities to learn, engage and connect

UM welcomes more than 30,000 students this Fall Term

Early numbers show Indigenous student enrolment up more than five per cent

WATCH: Bisons’ Maya Turner makes #HERstory in overtime

Thrilling game winner for football’s first-ever U SPORTS female kicker

Education as intervention

UM Distinguished Dissertation awardee studies risks to Indigenous people’s lives, futures and existence

UM assistant prof named Future Leader in Canadian Brain Research

Henry Dunn to receive $100,000 grant for neurobiological research

No spoilers: Asper BComm alum finishes on the podium of The Amazing Race Canada 9

Ben Chutta describes his journey before and after the race

Things to Know this Week

The Reconciliation Run is promoting healing, education and reflection across the country

Law student Tréchelle Bunn says her grandparents, Survivors of the residential school system, inspired her

Embracing a new way of documenting student experiences

Process replaces the former Co-Curricular Record

Fall Convocation is just around the corner

Two honorary degrees to be conferred on exceptional individuals

New group on healing racialized trauma open to BIBOC (Black, Indigenous and Bodies of Culture) students

Sessions run Oct. 17 to Nov. 17

Changes to IST open-area labs effective October 2023

Open-area lab closings and new bookable spaces for online exams

Upgraded New York Times subscription available for UM community

Access newspaper archives through UM Libraries

Upcoming Events

Music at Midday Wellness in Music Series: Finding Balance

Sept. 27 | 12:30 to 1:30 P.M. | Eva Clare Hall, 65 Dafoe Road, Fort Garry campus

Land and Water: Land-based Education Walk & Talk — all welcome!

Sept. 28 | 12 to 1 P.M. or 4 to 5 P.M. | Meet in front of Migizii Agamik

Event Day: Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Sept. 29 | 7 P.M.; parking restrictions begin at 5:30 P.M. | Investors Group Field

University closed for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

OCT. 2 | ALL DAY

From access to justice: Realizing the transformative potential of open educational practices

Oct. 3 | 3 P.M. | 200 Education Building

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