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Brian Ayotte (SPC’62 ’66)

St. Paul's College News

Ayotte Brothers Establish Fund for the Study of Faith and the Environment at St. Paul’s College : Network News

November 17, 2020 —  Ayotte Fund for the Study of Faith and the Environment Endowment Fund, established by the Ayotte Family, will support the Jesuit Centre for Catholic Studies as it promotes and expands programming related to Catholic teaching on sustainability and the ecuminical and inter-religious nurturing of our common home.

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President-elect Joe Biden waves as he departs St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Nov. 15, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. // AP Photo/Alex Brandon

When ‘hope and history rhyme’: Joe Biden quotes an Irish poet to inspire healing in America : Campus News

November 17, 2020 —  'Following president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the United States, a campaign video of him reading Irish poet Seamus Heaney’s verse adaptation of an ancient Greek play went viral'

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Archival photo of the Administration Building at the University of Manitoba

Op-ed: Sanctions ignore pandemic history : Campus News

November 17, 2020 —  What are the lessons of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic? UM History professor Esyllt W. Jones provides some insight – and it's not rooted in enforcement.

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Braden Cruise

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

FKRM Alumni Speaker Series: Braden Cruise : Network News

November 17, 2020 —  Fourth-year medical student & FKRM class of 2017 alumnus Braden Cruise is the featured guest for episode two of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management Alumni Speaker Series.

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The cupped hands of a person wearing a white lab coat hold medication capsules.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

New degrees focus on large-population drug research : Network News

November 17, 2020 —  The College of Pharmacy has launched a new concentration in pharmacoepidemiology, allowing students to earn master’s and PhD degrees in this specialty.

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Stephen Alalade sitting at a computer desk.

Students News

Find an opportunity to learn and grow : Network News

November 17, 2020 —  You have many career options with an Arts degree! Stephen Alalade’s [BA Adv/2015] story showcases how an Arts degree can quickly connect you to the world of full-time work.

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Bannatyne campus.

Students News

Undergrad Research Opportunities at Bannatyne Campus : Network News

November 16, 2020 —  Are you an undergraduate student unsure of how to apply or what paid research opportunities are available at Bannatyne? There are so many interesting specializations including cell biology, environmental epigenetics, physiology, immunology/virology, epidemiology, and nanotechnology to mention a few!

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Student with a laptop | Image from Pixabay

Technology now a vital tool for pandemic learning : Campus News

November 16, 2020 —  Many students facing this challenge were able to receive help through the COVID-19 UM Student Technology Fund

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UM buildings with wheat field in foreground

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

A love for farming, a gift for research : Network News

November 16, 2020 —  Grain farmer’s donation supports young wheat researchers and helps deliver innovation to farmers

Two students looking at plants

Faculty of Architecture News

From Native Prairie to Meadow Gardens – an outdoor seminar for landscape architecture students : Network News

November 16, 2020 —  Ten landscape architecture students and one professor demonstrated their enthusiasm for plants in an accelerated planting design seminar

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