UM Today Archives

June 13, 2018 —  City hopes hydraulic weight platform technology will contribute to more efficient road repairs

June 13, 2018 —  “Ramadan is not meant to break you. It’s meant to help you become the best person you can be.”

June 13, 2018 —  Developing Future Entrepreneurs - 2018 Manitoba High School New Venture Championship

June 13, 2018 —  Asper School of Business students victorious at 2018 Commercial Credit Analysis Competition

June 13, 2018 —  New Academic Jobs: June 13, 2018

June 12, 2018 —  Three professors at Robson Hall Faculty of Law have received prestigious recognition for their work after being named winners of the 2017 UM/UMFA Merit Awards. In the Humanities and Social Sciences section, Dr. Bruce Curran and Dr. Virginia Torrie received Merit Awards in the category of Teaching. Dr. Donn Short won a Merit Award in the combined category of Research, Teaching & Service. This is Dr. Short’s fourth university award.

June 12, 2018 —  The University of Manitoba recognizes that many individuals within our community use names other than their legal names to identify themselves. A preferred name is a first name that you commonly use that is different from your legal first name. Students are now able to set a preferred name in Aurora Student Self Service.

June 12, 2018 —  The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Graduate Studies welcome students to the inaugural graduate student open house.

June 12, 2018 —  Multicultural receiving countries, such as Canada, usually assist in the integration of immigrants and refugees by removing most barriers to their participation in their new homeland, often leading to positive outcomes and a stronger sense of belonging in the long run. However, some migrants face additional challenges shaped by systemic inequities, particularly with regard to their lack of access to resources and decision-making processes that inevitably have a negative impact on their lives. As a result, this population is more vulnerable to poor educational, health, and social processes. 

June 12, 2018 —  During the University of Manitoba’s 2018 Spring Convocation, eight honorary degree recipients were honoured for having demonstrated distinguished achievement in scholarship, the arts, or public service.