UM Today Archives

July 17, 2024 —  Disability rights have long been a passion for Marnie Courage [BA/96, BMROT/00]. While studying arts at UM in the 1990s, she had a job in community respite services, supporting people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

July 16, 2024 —  A new micro-certificate program is available for UM staff, students and faculty to develop skills in advancing equity and accessibility at UM. The first courses of the micro-certificate in equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA), as well as the prerequisite course EDIA 0100: Foundations, will be offered in this Fall Term.

July 16, 2024 —  Two research teams at have received grants to advance research in brain injury and sepsis. These innovative projects will tackle pressing health challenges and pave the way for future breakthroughs.

July 16, 2024 —  Will Canada's next election be as tumultuous as the U.S.? An expert weighs in

July 15, 2024 —  Has NATO outlived its purpose?

July 15, 2024 —  Following a message to encampment participants on Tuesday, the encampment has now been peacefully dismantled. UM will make any necessary repairs to the landscaping in order to return the Quad to the community for regular use.

July 15, 2024 —  Robert Madziak, longtime director of UM Central Animal Care Services (CACS) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, has been honoured with the prestigious Harry C. Rowsell Lifetime Achievement Award.

July 15, 2024 —  Chloe Vickar felt honoured to participate in the University of Manitoba’s first-ever Lavender Graduation Ceremony.

July 15, 2024 —  Everyone who creates something on social media becomes an author. Sudden, unexpected virality might turn any one of us into authors with global recognition, subjecting all of us to similar expectations of famous creators. Read more about Jessie Krahn's 2024 UM Distinguished Master's Thesis Prize winning thesis.

July 15, 2024 —  Students travelled to Honduras to gain valuable real-world engineering and sustainable development experience with the help of Global Brigades.