UM Today Archives

October 23, 2017 —  Current hashtags, links and other social media bits & pieces

October 23, 2017 —  Mandatory for all staff and faculty

October 20, 2017 —  If you’ll pardon the cliché, being conferred the honour of professor emeritus was humbling, says Jon Young, who retired in 2016 as professor at the Faculty of Education. Even after receiving an honour shared by only nine other accomplished professors, each an academic giant in their field, Young could scarcely contain his characteristic modesty.

October 20, 2017 —  'It’s a way of getting students to participate in helping others get an education'

October 20, 2017 —  Sixteen teams of Robson Hall students competed in the 12th annual Robson Hall Negotiation Competition on the evening of October 19th, 2017.  These third-year students were selected for having excelled in the Legal Negotiation course they took in their second year of law school.  The main purpose of the competition is to develop superb negotiating skills in Robson Hall graduates. All legal training and professional expertise is directed toward one key objective—solving a client’s problems. Negotiation is the primary tool for accomplishing precisely that. 

October 20, 2017 —  On Friday, October 20, Dr. Francis Zwiers, climate scientist and director of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) at the University of Victoria, will explain his findings on extreme weather, who or what is to blame at a free public lecture.

October 20, 2017 —  Thursday, Oct. 26 – Q&A at 5:30 p.m., with film screening from 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

October 20, 2017 —  'The outcomes of our work can have immense effect on patients, families, recovery and wellbeing'

October 20, 2017 —  The flag will be lowered on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 for Sarah Ibrahim

October 19, 2017 —  New exhibit at the Cretaceous Menagerie in the Wallace Building uniquely pairs Inuit carvings with the rock types from which they are made