UM Today Archives

November 6, 2025 —  Compelled to touch grass — to silence urban and technological distraction to reconnect with the natural world — Ciurysek often heads to the forest, an environment that served as an inspiration for her solo exhibit Through, and through, on view at the Platform Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts (100 Arthur St.) until Nov. 15.

November 6, 2025 —  The School of Art at the University of Manitoba mourns the passing of artist and alumna Monica Mercedes Martinez (MFA ’12), whose powerful and poetic works explored memory, identity, and belonging.

November 5, 2025 —  Dr. Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Manitoba said the university had already been seeing a decrease in international students over the last few years but has been able to keep enrolment "stable" due to an increase in local students.

November 5, 2025 —  Dr. Fletcher Baragar, Associate Head - Economics & Society speaks with guest host Laurie Hoogstraten about the new Federal Budget, its projected deficit, proposed spending, and what it means for Canadians and Manitoba in areas like jobs, housing, and economic growth.

November 5, 2025 —  Dr. Hans-Joachim Wieden and Luma Clarindo Lopes are heading to the 2025 Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.

November 5, 2025 —  I have more of a familiarity or comfort with being outside, just lying down on the ground. I always had a desire to put my hands in the dirt or just lie down in the grass,” says Ciurysek, an associate professor in the School of Art at the University of Manitoba.

November 5, 2025 —  In Canada and the U.S., gene-edited plants are reviewed as a final product with an eye towards minimizing harm. Europe, meanwhile focuses more on the technology by which they were bred. Dr. Harmeet Chawla, professor with the University of Manitoba’s department of plant science, dug a little deeper.

November 5, 2025 —  Last week, Dictionary.com named the Word of the Year for 2025. It is, to no surprise for middle-schoolers, ‘6-7’. For those of us who are not 13, Dr. Nicole Rosen, head of linguistics at the University of Manitoba, breaks it down

November 5, 2025 —  Dr. Christopher Adams, Adjunct professor of political science, discusses his thoughts on the announcement

November 4, 2025 —  A University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law professor is bringing a host of top international legal scholars to Winnipeg on November 14 for the inaugural Insights ’25 Canadian Forum for Business and Human Rights conference.