UM Today Archives
Summer road renewal construction on Fort Garry campus : Campus News
July 12, 2021 — An overview of current and future construction projects
Asper School of Business News
The Asper School of Business Welcomes a New Associate Dean : Network News
July 12, 2021 — The Asper School of Business welcomes Dr. Suzanne Gagnon, Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education and Director of the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, as the School’s Associate Dean of Professional Graduate Programs and Executive Education.
Students News
The show must go on : News
July 12, 2021 — Reflecting on the “pandemic year” in Student Affairs and offering insight to others as we look towards continued remote delivery in the fall
Faculty of Law News
Winnipeg Free Press: The defence rests : Network News
July 12, 2021 — In a half-century law career that has had him defend embezzlers and fraud artists, accused killers and everyone in between, Hymie Weinstein has amassed enough stories to fill a very heavy book.
Global News: Winnipeg woman pays $200K to join Virgin Galactic flight to space : UM in the News
July 12, 2021 — Judy Anderson, a retired University of Manitoba professor, has been saving for her trip to space since 2010
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Researchers seek health-care workers, bereaved family members for studies related to death during pandemic : Network News
July 12, 2021 — University of Manitoba researchers want to understand the personal toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on front-line health workers who have cared for dying patients. They also want to discover what it’s been like for people to experience the death of a family member during the pandemic.
School of Art News
School of Art Gallery presents “Playful Application: Designing the Elements of a Notion of Utopia” : Network News
July 10, 2021 — Curated by Shaneela Boodoo. July 15 to September 24, 2021
CBC: Northern Manitoba First Nation aims to help feed community, fight diabetes with expanded vertical farm project : UM in the News
July 9, 2021 — Opaskwayak Cree Nation working with U of M on project using smart technology to help grow veggies year-round
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
Study aims to increase physical activity in people with pre-diabetes : Network News
July 9, 2021 — A University of Manitoba research team is exploring interventions designed to help people with pre-diabetes to both increase and sustain their levels of physical activity.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Two Rady faculty members honoured for outstanding outreach during COVID pandemic : Network News
July 8, 2021 — The 2020 winners of the Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell Outreach Award have both played a critical role in supporting and improving the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic





