UM Today Archives
Celebrating our collective accessibility commitment as a community : Accessibility commitment
December 4, 2017 — A message from University of Manitoba President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard
Faculty of Science News
This little App came to market: UofM students develop LinkUp to connect Winnipeggers : Network News
December 4, 2017 — New App connects Winnipeggers with each other and local businesses.
CBC: Trudeau names two new Senators, including Canada’s first female Indigenous dentist : UM in the News
December 4, 2017 — Dr. Mary Jane McCallum has worked to provide important dental and health services to a range of northern, First Nations, and Indigenous communities throughout Manitoba
Here comes… the Bishop of Myra! : Campus News
December 4, 2017 — “St. Nicholas was a fourth-century Bishop of Myra (Demre) in the province of Antalya, Turkey,” says Dr. Meredith Bacola of the Jesuit Centre for Catholic Studies."
Sweet Christmas traditions from the Archives : News
December 4, 2017 — Hidden away within Archives & Special Collections in the University Libraries are some unique treasures documenting our storied past
CBC: Why do mosquitoes seem so attracted to some people and not others? : UM in the News
December 4, 2017 — Kateryn Rochon explains
Trending: For the week of December 4 – 10 : Campus News
December 4, 2017 — Current hashtags, links and other social media bits & pieces
Globe and Mail: How family ties help moms unbind from addiction : UM in the News
December 3, 2017 — A University of Manitoba study, published this fall in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, showed women tended to have higher rates of mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses after their children were taken into care.
Faculty of Law News
Bilingual Students from Robson Hall make it onto the small screen : Network News
December 1, 2017 — La télé de Radio-Canada, CBC’s French language counterpart, was invited to Robson Hall last month to take part in the Français juridique class (legal French terminology) to gather students’ impressions on the importance of bilingualism in the context of the Law Society of Manitoba’s 140th anniversary.
Churchill Marine Observatory receives new federal funding : Featured
December 1, 2017 — Funds for northern initiatives, including $1.5 million for Churchill Marine Observatory





