UM Today Archives

November 24, 2022 —  Rovielle Rantael was overwhelmed but also felt a sense of accomplishment when she received the news she won a pair of prestigious scholarships.

November 23, 2022 —  The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will invest $6 million to support Indigenous-led research across Canada.

November 23, 2022 —  Wei’s study utilizes descriptive statistics of VC and private equity investments as well as in-depth interviews with executives in China to paint a more detailed picture of the state-private partnerships in financing innovation and entrepreneurship.

November 23, 2022 —  The Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA) program, trains graduate students in cutting-edge visual and analytic techniques enabling them to translate complex health data into insights that can be used to improve the health of populations, detect and manage infectious disease outbreaks, and support health professional decision making.

November 22, 2022 —  Dorthe Dahl-Jensen has received the Balzan Prize, the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize and been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2022.

November 22, 2022 —  CBC Manitoba’s Future 40 Awards are back and the announcement comes with a significant list of UM representation.

November 22, 2022 —  A collaborative exhibition showcasing the obscure ties between the craft of Beading and the craft of Sculpture. 

November 22, 2022 —  The University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections recently acquired a copy of a book titled Macaulay’s Essay on Addison. The book had been owned by world renowned Canadian media ecology guru and writer Marshall McLuhan

November 22, 2022 —  Richard is survived by daughters Jessica Burleson (Duncan Owen), Winnipeg, and Rachel Yossifon (Yossi); grandchildren Noa, Nadav, and Eliana Yossifon, Kfar Saba, Israel; ex-wife Paula (Korman) Burleson, Winnipeg; sister-in-law Jan (MacLaren) Burleson, Benson, Vermont; and loving nieces and nephews.

November 21, 2022 —  Offering COVID 19 vaccine and flu vaccines, no appointments necessary