UM Today Archives

December 12, 2024 —  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew still seeing highest approval ratings across Canada

December 12, 2024 —  Why do hospitals keep cutting off elders’ hair without consent?

December 11, 2024 —  An entrepreneur does many things; they identify opportunities, navigate risk, create value, and for the late Walter Good, they build dreams.

December 11, 2024 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on Dec. 12 and 13, 2024 in memory of Precious and Christobel Aloysuis.

December 11, 2024 —  Researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded more than $9.9 million in the latest round of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project funding.  

December 11, 2024 —  The University of Manitoba illuminated downtown Winnipeg with Bison pride during the Manitoba Hydro Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 16.

December 11, 2024 —  Dr. ASM Zisanur Rahman, Julieta Novomisky Nechcoff, and Dr. Silvia T. Cardona have recently published their article, "Rationally designed pooled CRISPRi-seq uncovers an inhibitor of bacterial peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase" in Cell Reports. In this study, the team created a collection of bacterial mutants to help them understand how a new type of antimicrobial molecule, discovered with their artificial intelligence tools, stops bacteria from growing. Their research has now identified a unique combination of a compound and its bacterial target, opening up exciting possibilities for developing a new antibiotic. In this interview, we talk with Cardona, a professor and associate head graduate in the Department of Microbiology and an expert in antibiotic discovery to provide a deeper understanding of her research and recent work.

December 10, 2024 —  On November 27, 2024, two third-year law students, Nicholas Ly (3L) and Jordan Wagner (3L) [BComm(Hons)/2022] , from the Faculty of Law’s L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic, delivered an insightful presentation at the Faculty of Law to fellow students. This event, entitled "Where IP and Business Law Connect", was hosted by the Manitoba Law Student Association’s, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group and the Business Law Group. The presentation highlighted the critical intersections between intellectual property (IP) and business law.

December 10, 2024 —  A University of Manitoba initiative to expand the use of virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence in health-care education won a national award from Simulation Canada, a non-profit organization for the advancement of simulation-based learning in health care. 

December 10, 2024 —  Online class size reports ‘very disappointing’