UM Today Archives

July 6, 2023 —  Tour the College of Rehabilitation Sciences' recently developed "smart suite."

July 6, 2023 —  Dr. Grant Pierce was appointed Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions as a distinguished professor of physiology and pathophysiology at the Max Rady College of Medicine and for identifying the value of foods like flaxseed in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

July 6, 2023 —  Growing up in Regina, Dr. Lisa Engel had no aspirations for a PhD. But that changed after she started working as an occupational therapist at a regional hospital on Vancouver Island in 2007.

July 6, 2023 —  Asper assistant professor Wenxi Pu explores artificial intelligence (AI) in his teaching and research, curious about the implications of this evolving, sometimes disruptive, technology.

July 5, 2023 —  A new report providing progress on University-wide efforts to create a culturally safe work and learning environment for Indigenous staff, students, faculty and guests; expand Indigenous leadership; and foster relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities is now available on the UM website.

July 5, 2023 —  Carla Cohn [DMD/91] has spent her 30-year career making a difference in the lives of little ones.

July 5, 2023 —  On May 26th and 27th, three University of Manitoba faculty co-hosted a symposium, Public Conversations About Privatization: Rejecting the Marketization of Public School Systems in Canada, at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) in Toronto, Ontario.

July 5, 2023 —  Michael Fitzpatrick wins first prize and Brock Dueck wins a merit award under the competition hosted by LYCEUM this year, Old Town Mall - Reimagined. As the final project of their Environmental Design, Landscape and Urbanism studio, Emergent Futures, they worked with professor Marcella Eaton to respond to the design challenge of reimagining Old Town Mall in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 

July 5, 2023 —  Andrew Hogan shares about pursuing his PhD for Microbiology while highlighting the significant resources and collaborations that shaped his academic journey.

July 4, 2023 —  As students from the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic stepped into the RBC Convention Centre on June 1st, 2023, the atmosphere seemed to buzz with creative energy. The room was filled with dancers, actors, playwrights, poets, filmmakers, and musicians: all celebrated guests at the annual Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts.