UM Today Archives
Research and International News
Pandemic fallout : ResearchLIFE Winter 2021
March 1, 2021 — Newcomers and Indigenous people shoulder heavier burden
Faculty, Staff, and Retirees Campaign provides needed support for our students : Campus News
March 1, 2021 — Contributions to COVID-19 UM Student Technology Fund crucial to students’ success
Students News
UM Master’s Student named McCall MacBain Scholarship finalist : Campus News
March 1, 2021 — University of Manitoba graduate student Caitlin Thomas [MA/21] could be one of Canada’s next McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University. She has been named a finalist for the prestigious award and will complete interviews this month to see if she makes the final cut.
School of Art News
The School of Art Gallery re-opens by appointment : Campus News
March 1, 2021 — The School of Art Gallery re-opens by appointment
Faculty of Law News
National Post Op-ed: Trudeau Liberals go around attorney general again, this time over bilingualism : Network News
March 1, 2021 — Assistant law professor Gerard Kennedy questions why the Federal Government continues to treat the Attorney General as "just another cabinet post" following an attempt to introduce changes to Supreme Court judge criteria without input from the country's top lawyer.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News
Environment and Geography grad wins NSERC photo contest : Network News
March 1, 2021 — Tyler Black [M.Sc. (Environment & Geography)/20] recently won a Jury Prize and a People’s Choice Award in the 2020 NSERC photography contest for his photo of an oil slick on a test lake at the Experimental Lakes Area reflecting the surrounding forest and sky.
Faculty of Law News
Legal Help Centre unites law students, alumni for common goals : Network News
March 1, 2021 — As Winnipeg’s Legal Help Centre celebrates its 10th year, students and alumni of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, and members of the broader legal community have continued to work together throughout the pandemic to deliver critical legal services through virtual means to Manitobans.
Preventing unintended disaster : Network News
March 1, 2021 — A UM team is starting a novel study to see if our cautionary measures are enabling a disaster somewhere else
For the record: Digitizing archives can increase access to information but compromise privacy : News
March 1, 2021 — 'Given the ubiquity of digital technologies today, creating archives of born-digital records must be our most urgent priority — including records created during the COVID-19 pandemic'
Information Services and Technology News
Slam the scam this tax season! : Network News
March 1, 2021 — Security analysts are already warning Canadians to watch out for COVID-19 vaccine scams. We also continue to see an increase in fraud scams during tax season. Protect yourself against fraud this tax season and throughout the year by learning how to recognize, reject and report a scam.