UM Today Archives

May 17, 2023 —  MSpace upgrade coming this June

May 16, 2023 —  It's time to lace up your sneakers and get active by joining everyone outside on our UM campuses! On Wednesday, June 14, the UM community will celebrate Sneaker Day with an accessible campus walk.

May 16, 2023 —  The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Dr. Kelley Main, a respected professor, researcher, and administrator, has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2023.

May 16, 2023 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on May 18, 2023 in honour of Edward (Ed) Larter.

May 16, 2023 —  An initiative that began last fall has started to grow and might soon see wild rice, a culturally important crop, become a staple on dinner tables.

May 16, 2023 —  Congratulations to Emily Robb, who was unanimously selected as the recipient of the 2023 Student Affairs Participation Award by this year’s committee.

May 15, 2023 —  The Faculty of Social Work is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pete Hudson, former dean, director and professor. In 1983, Hudson was the director in the School of Social Work and became the first dean when the School became a Faculty in 1989. While at the Faculty, Hudson was a strong community and social policy advocate, specializing in child welfare and working with Indigenous youth.

May 15, 2023 —  A new exhibit has been unveiled in the Wallace Building’s Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie: Campus Hidden Treasures: Ancient Marine Life in Tyndall Stone.

May 15, 2023 —  You may have noticed a change in Microsoft Stream lately. That is because Microsoft is replacing its original Stream – now called Stream (Classic) – with a new experience known as Stream (on SharePoint).

May 15, 2023 —  Dr. Edward (Ed) Nathan Larter, retired professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Science, passed away on May 9, 2023.