UM Today Archives
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
Underwater Seminar To Be Held Under the Water : Network News
February 26, 2018 — Prof. Popsicle is at it again, this time hosting the first ever underwater seminar... which will actually take place under the water.
Sustainability News
Sustainability Night: Exploring Passion for the Environment : Network News
February 26, 2018 — Come join us for Sustainability Night March 8, connect with other sustainability focused people. Enjoy an evening of sharing sustainability ideas and stories about creating positive impacts on our environment that benefit our planet and ourselves. Cap off the night meeting and sharing ideas with other sustainability conscious community members during the networking wine and cheese. Purchase your ticket today!
Vox: We need new ways of treating depression : UM in the News
February 26, 2018 — 'I searched out other radical experiments with different kinds of social and psychological antidepressants, often in unexpected places.'
Students News
What is academic advising? : Resources for students
February 26, 2018 — Since starting classes at the University of Manitoba, you have likely heard someone say, “You should go talk to an academic advisor.” As the University 1 First Year Centre Coordinator, that sounds like great advice to me.
Information Services and Technology News
Your password and usage agreement acceptance is expiring starting March 26 : Campus News
February 26, 2018 — Password expirations and usage agreement re-acceptances will start being enforced on March 26, 2018. It’s the second phase of the launch of the university’s new identity and access management service, called signUM.
High schools students explore science, engineering and technology at #SETDay2018 : Editor's Picks
February 26, 2018 — Nearly 200 high school students and teachers arrived at the U of M campus to explore the science, engineering and technology (SET) playground
Wpg. Free Press: Herd wins quadruple OT thriller : UM in the News
February 26, 2018 — Manitoba will host the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in the best-of-three Canada West championship series next weekend
‘no brighter in the middle’ – the interconnected works of Sébastien Aubin : Indigenous Awareness Month
February 26, 2018 — U of M’s first Indigenous Designer in Residence shares his experiences
Indigenous Designer in Residence exhibits work : Campus News
February 26, 2018 — The School of Art’s latest exhibit, Sebastien Aubin: no brighter in the middle, will open with a two-part “dialogic” workshop by Professor Norman Cornett, a specialist in theology of the arts, on Feb. 27, 28
Faculty of Education News
WestCAST showcases Indigenous culture : Network News
February 24, 2018 — Dressed head-to-toe in clothing adorned with ornate accents, Charlene Baker, smiled as she chatted with classroom instructors and peers, excited to be participating in a workshop on her life’s passion. “I always wear my beadwork on my clothing. It’s something that represents me as First Nation,” Baker says, adding she learned beading from her mother 45 years ago, and is now passing it on to her two daughters, granddaughters and nieces. She also teaches beading at her school as president of a bead club, and continues to learn more crafts from elders.





