UM Today Archives

June 20, 2025 —  Conor McNab honors his former educators as he prepares for graduation from the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources.

June 20, 2025 —  As UM moves forward with implementing MomentUM: Leading Change Together, Strategic Plan 2024-2029, innovative projects supported through the Strategic Initiatives Support Fund (SISF) are bringing the plan’s vision to life. With the 2024–2025 funding cycle concluding, several impactful initiatives have successfully wrapped up, while a new round of funding recipients have just been announced. Learn about three projects that illustrate the kind of transformative work that is taking place at UM..

June 20, 2025 —  UM students, Nikki Elim Ng and Natalie Cole Bajet for a collaborations they did called, Tempo, with Mu Qu Jennifer Liu (Carleton University). The concept won the A+ Student and People’s Choice award categories at AZ awards by Azure Magazine.

June 20, 2025 —  As we approach National Indigenous Peoples Day and celebrate National Indigenous month, CBC books looks at 14 books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors that people should add to their reading list.

June 20, 2025 —  Find out where you can celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, a round up by CHVN radio.

June 20, 2025 —  A warm sense of pride and community filled the University Centre conference room as the first annual Wawatay celebration dinner brought together students, staff and faculty to honour the academic achievements and collective strength of the Wawatay Scholars.

June 20, 2025 —  The Copyright Office has updated UM's copyright guidelines to clarify the appropriate use of course materials created by faculty and instructors.

June 20, 2025 —  Lisa Haydey completed an Honours degree in Psychology and a Masters in Physiotherapy from the University of Manitoba prior to law commencing school. She was drawn to law as a different way of helping people, by guiding them through the legal system and helping them access the protections it offers. Lisa is the Gold Medalist of the Juris Doctor Class of 2025 and will be articling at Mitousis Lemieux Howard in Winnipeg. The Faculty of Law interviewed Haydey about her law school experiences.

June 20, 2025 —  The Valedictorian Address for the JD Class of 2025 was Jordan Wagner. The text of his speech is below, and a video recording from the June 7th Manitoba Law Students’ Association Grad Gala can be viewed on the Faculty of Law’s Youtube channel.

June 20, 2025 —  The Faculty of Law celebrated the achievements of its Juris Doctor Class of 2025 at Spring Convocation. One-hundred and two students completed their undergraduate legal studies at Robson Hall this year. To share a glimpse of who they are, we shone an Instagram spotlight on a few of them just prior to their June 4th convocation day. Here is a compilation of the student profiles.