UM Today Archives

December 6, 2023 —  Loneliness high in Canada, can contribute to health issues, report says

December 6, 2023 —  ‘It could’ve been me’: Manitoba women reflect on 34th anniversary of Montreal Massacre

December 6, 2023 —  On November 16, 2023, law students from the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic attended the 17th annual Visionary Indigenous Business Excellence (VIBE) Awards, hosted by the Asper School of Business Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. Each year this event celebrates the achievements of Indigenous businesses in Manitoba.

December 6, 2023 —  Second-year UM physical therapy student Amanda Shiplack believes that exercise should be seen as fun, rather than a chore. That’s the approach she used when creating a one-day event for people with cognitive and physical challenges at a local geriatric day hospital earlier this year.

December 6, 2023 —  New Academic Jobs - December 6, 2023

December 5, 2023 —  One of the newer opportunities in simulation education is virtual reality, which provides opportunities to teach things like prioritization, problem solving, and clinical decision-making skills.

December 5, 2023 —  The flag on the Administration Building will be at half-mast on Dec. 6, 2023, to honour the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

December 5, 2023 —  Join the National Gallery of Canada for the live-streamed Opening Reception of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2023 exhibition, featuring School of Art Professor and recipient of the esteemed Saidye Bronfman Award, Grace Nickel. 

December 5, 2023 —  When Bryn Sitarik first began studying at UM in 2016, she was interested in a business degree, with a focus on human resources. But after an experience working at CancerCare Manitoba in Summer 2018, she shifted her focus to nursing.

December 5, 2023 —  The university has discovered posters in several buildings on campus which include antisemitic language and defamatory statements against the late Israel Asper, O.C., O.M., Q.C., L.L.D. We have removed every identified poster and continue to patrol campus to support a safe environment.