UM Today Archives

September 25, 2024 —  Ligneous Artefacts is the title of the ARCG 7102 studio during the summer term of 2024. The goal was to design and build a series of non-standardized site-specific features for the Shared Path, that turns a site on Lake Manitoba First Nation land into a gathering place where young and old can meet, share, and create new stories.

September 24, 2024 —  It’s in a different spot but the purpose and goal of UM’s heart garden, remains the same. Read more about the annual initiative and why organizers say, humility is at the root of acts of Reconciliation.

September 24, 2024 —  "Extended Education has provided a flexible education system that was suitable for my stage and is suitable for all stages in life.” - Ogadimma Onyike

September 24, 2024 —  Dr. Todd Duhamel, current associate dean in the faculty of graduate studies was recently appointed Indigenous lead role within the faculty. 

September 24, 2024 —  The Arctic is warming up four times faster than the global average. This provides an opportunity for new predators such as killer whales to make their way into the Arctic, preying on narwhal, bowhead and beluga whales who have never experienced direct predation from them. This is one of the areas that Colin Garroway and his research team study at the University of Manitoba. Garroway is an associate professor at the department of biological sciences whose research revolves around biodiversity.

September 24, 2024 —  As written in The Conversation by Adele Perry, Director at Centre for Human Rights Research, Distinguished Professor, History and Women's and Gender Studies, and senior fellow at St John's college. Shifting the conversation from period poverty to menstrual justice is an important step. Menstrual justice is about ensuring that all people who menstruate be provided with the resources and infrastructure to do so safely and with dignity.

September 24, 2024 —  The annual Aggie Bedpush, a long-standing fundraising tradition for students in the UM's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, will be hitting the road once again this fall.

September 24, 2024 —  In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

September 24, 2024 —  Lease policy spurs eatery turnover at The Forks

September 23, 2024 —  Economist shares mixed impact of lower Inflation