UM Today Archives

October 30, 2020 —  The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning held a virtual celebration for its Teaching and Learning Certificate (TLC) program graduates on Wednesday, October 28.

October 29, 2020 —  Students, faculty, staff and alumni attended the Asper School of Business’ first equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) orientation panel discussion on October 8, 2020.

October 29, 2020 —  Amika spoke to UM Today about life as an undergraduate student at UM and some of the challenges she’s faced in her academic journey.

October 29, 2020 —  Dr. Zhenzhen Fan, an Assistant Professor at the Asper School of Business, recently had her paper Moment Risk Premia and Stock Return Predictability published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA). With a reputation as one of the top finance journals on the market, being placed in this publication is a significant academic achievement. According to Cambridge University Press, “the JFQA prints less than 9% of the more than 1,000 manuscripts submitted annually.”

October 28, 2020 —  New Academic Jobs - October 28, 2020

October 28, 2020 —  A fourth-year medical student at the Max Rady College of Medicine has received an award for his research looking at community-based treatment and care for people with substance use disorders.

October 28, 2020 —  Searching for a job can easily become an all-consuming affair, but with a schedule, you can give yourself time to relax and recharge.

October 28, 2020 —  Dr. Michelle Porter weighs in

October 27, 2020 —  Due to scheduled maintenance on Aurora, the Winter Term schedule and the registration functions won’t be available from November 2 through to November 17. Registration will reopen November 18 at 9 am CDT. Using Aurora is something that many of us use on a regular basis. During the maintenance period, you will still be able to use some functions in Aurora.

October 27, 2020 —  The program has been specially designed to help new students adapt to university by providing peer support, skills-based programming and social networking.