UM Today Archives
Wpg Free Press: The kids’ diets are not all right : UM in the News
March 29, 2017 — 'The fact we don’t know what Manitoba kids are eating is stunning, given that obesity and nutrition-related chronic diseases are skyrocketing and costing taxpayers a bundle'
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning News
Brightspace Manitoba Connection (D2L) Conference takes place May 26, 2017 : Network News
March 29, 2017 — Register now for this free PD event
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Students design new food products for Food Fight : Network News
March 29, 2017 — Unique food product development competition gives students a chance to pitch their creations
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Manitoba researchers awarded primary and integrated health care grants : Network News
March 29, 2017 — Two research grants have been awarded to research teams led by University of Manitoba researchers with the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI).
Faculty of Science News
New book by alumna Kaitlin Vitt celebrates the connection Manitobans have to their natural world : Network News
March 29, 2017 — On March 2nd, University of Manitoba alumna Kaitlin Vitt released her first book entitled Planted: Stories From Manitoba’s Natural World. The 80 page piece of creative non-fiction is a exploration of the people, plants, and fungi that make our province diverse and rich.
New Academic Jobs – March 29, 2017 : Network News
March 29, 2017 — New Academic Jobs - March 29, 2017
Students News
WTF: Why That Faculty? : Network News
March 29, 2017 — What happens now? As the winter term comes to an end, many first year students will have questions about next term, next year and next steps. Students completing University 1 may have more than a few. The First Year Centre – University 1 is offering a session this April that can help.
Daily Star: Are women better guardians of natural resources? : UM in the News
March 29, 2017 — 'For the last few decades millions of small-scale activities undertaken by micro-lenders synergistically had a huge impact on the environment'
Faculty of Science News
Computer science students win big with innovative new app for dementia : Network News
March 29, 2017 — On March 4th and 5th, two intrepid computer science students from the University of Manitoba made it big at DementiaHack, a hackathon to develop relevant, practical, and innovative approaches to dealing with dementia.
Now Grenada: Grenadians and U of M Contribute to Conservation and Education : UM in the News
March 29, 2017 — Nicola Koper and her team were highlighted for their great work





