UM Today Archives

November 18, 2025 —  A Manitoban physician is leading the way across Canada in working towards getting everyone proper medical care, including those who have been discriminated against in the past.  On top of being a physician, Dr. Jayson Stoffman (director, PGME academic curriculum; chair, PGME academic curriculum committee) is the program director for the pediatric residency program at the University of Manitoba. 

November 18, 2025 —  Three Biosystems Engineering graduates celebrated for influence on their profession

November 18, 2025 —  CBC's Faith Fundal speaks with Dr. Shiu-Yik Au, Associate Professor of Finance at the Asper School of Business, who suggests hundreds or even thousands of jobs could be created if the expansion of Port of Churchill goes through.

November 18, 2025 —  Mariel Guarang is interested in becoming a nurse, so she signed up for the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days in Health Sciences held on the UM Bannatyne campus on November 13. 

November 18, 2025 —  On November 5, the University of Manitoba hosted its annual Emeriti event at the SmartPark Innovation Hub, recognizing members of our community who have been awarded the title of Emeritus or Emerita.

November 18, 2025 —  To protect the many, many healthy trees on the Fort Garry campus, City of Winnipeg Urban Forestry crews will be working to remove trees with Dutch elm disease this winter.

November 18, 2025 —  Anyone with an idea worth spreading is encouraged to apply. Applications close December 12.

November 17, 2025 —  A University of Manitoba PhD candidate with a dramatic life story has been awarded the Mitacs Innovation Award for co-inventing an aspiring new drug candidate for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, announced Monday.

November 17, 2025 —  CBC's Marjorie speaks with Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor and Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI) about new developments in the province.

November 17, 2025 —  Certain services in Aurora will be unavailable from November 21-24 at 9:00am for a maintenance outage.