UM Today Archives

March 30, 2021 —  When the University of Manitoba switched to online learning at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students and faculty needed to adapt to a new way of taking and delivering classes. Against a backdrop of rapid change, uncertainty and fear, issues of academic integrity and inappropriate conduct have flared up.

March 29, 2021 —  There's been a recent sighting of a coyote on the UM Fort Garry campus

March 29, 2021 —  Anna Parenteau says working with Indigenous Languages is where she is meant to be

March 29, 2021 —  The pandemic may have put a dent in Starbucks visits but hasn’t stopped  Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students and alumni from meeting over a virtual cup of coffee.

March 29, 2021 —  Board of Governors approved the University’s 2021-22 $660 million general operating budget at its regularly scheduled meeting on March 23, 2021

March 29, 2021 —  A unique study of hundreds of babies involving 17 labs on four continents showed that all babies respond more to infant-directed speech – baby talk –than they do to adult-directed speech

March 29, 2021 —  Multiple resources for all of Canada to learn and create educational programs and reconciliation initiatives

March 27, 2021 —  Congratulations to the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law Team of Amber Harms and Kyla Kavanagh who took third place in the Sopinka Cup March 19 – 20. The national advocacy competition faces off the top two teams from each of the four regional competitions from east to west. Robson Hall students are no strangers to visiting Ottawa for the Sopinka and to competing amongst the top eight advocacy teams in Canada. Even though this year had to be virtual, they still made it “there”.

March 26, 2021 —  On March 18 and 19, the Asper School of Businesses' Indigenous Business Edcuation Partners and the James W. Burns Leadership Institute hosted the inaugural Emerging Themes in Indigenous Business research conference. Two hundred people from around the world including Australia, New Zealand, France, The United Kingdom, Chile,  Mexico and across Canada participated in the two-day conference.  

March 26, 2021 —  Fourth-year Asper student, Aimy Johnson, has been awarded the 2020 UM Co-op Champion Award. In 2020, Johnson worked as a marketing intern at Innovair Group. She was involved in website development, planned new products and services, managed the company’s social media, and was a member of the corporate Pandemic Response Team, Safety Committee, and Wellness Team. Johnson also helped launch Innovair’s marketing campaign, Connections.