UM Today Archives

June 20, 2023 —  Dr. Jim House from the University of Manitoba has been named the new Manitoba Strategic Research Chair in Sustainable Protein.

June 19, 2023 —  June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. On this day, Canadians are encouraged to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples of Canada. As Dean of the Asper School of Business, I would like to share my experience learning about the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and engaging with current and future perspectives.

June 19, 2023 —  While grocery stores may have in recent years reduced the use of plastic bags, shoppers still often come home with multiple items encased in plastic packaging. It has become such a part of our daily lives that is may seem difficult to imagine how we can escape it.

June 19, 2023 —  On June 1st, 2023, Ute Kothe delivered the Jeanne Manery Fisher Memorial Lecture at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) in Ottawa.

June 19, 2023 —  Last year, a striking new mural by Anishinaabe artist Blake Angeconeb was unveiled on a towering wall in the Brodie Centre atrium on the Bannatyne campus.

June 19, 2023 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on June 20, 2023 in honour of Barry Wolk.

June 19, 2023 —  The University of Manitoba will be lowering the flag on the Administration Building on June 19, 2023 in honour of Pawar Kuman Singal.

June 19, 2023 —  Federal byelections are now afoot within Manitoba, but none of the results will alter the balance of power. As such, the byelections can be less about politics or party policies, and more about how individual candidates may be able to perform the nitty-gritty grind of parliamentary work to practically assist the Manitobans they would represent.

June 19, 2023 —  Do you ever open Microsoft Teams and wonder what that new button does? Or wonder why your Outlook has a slightly different top menu? ISTs new webpage, What’s new in M365 at UM, can help you keep up with the changes to our Microsoft tools.

June 19, 2023 —  Jim Thunder [MBA/17], pursued an Asper MBA because he wanted a career that would allow him to contribute to solving problems and creating change on a larger scale, with a focus on enhancing Indigenous communities and amplifying calls for reconciliation.