UM Today Archives

May 5, 2020 —  In a story on CBC, medical microbiologist Dr. Philippe Legasse-Weins explains why some tests for COVID-19 turn out to be false positives, like the one case in Nunavut that turned out to be a mistake.

May 5, 2020 —  The first cohort of the President Student Leadership Program (PSLP), the marquee initiative of the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, was treated to a celebration of the program’s completion through a virtual graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 30, 2020.

May 5, 2020 —  As discussions about reopening campus businesses move forward, please be assured that the health and safety of our campus community will continue to be at the forefront of our planning

May 5, 2020 —  Make your gift to our COVID-19 UM Student Technology Fund

May 5, 2020 —  'There’s a lot to celebrate when you consider that many organizations are responding'

May 5, 2020 —  The first universities had no central campus and held classes wherever space could be found

May 4, 2020 —  The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will be offering training for Teaching Assistants (TAs) to support TAs who will be working remotely in Summer 2020.

May 4, 2020 —  Kateryn Rochon explains

May 4, 2020 —  Third-year students in the respiratory therapy program at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences received active practicing graduate licenses from the Manitoba Association of Registered Respiratory Therapists (MAART) last week after completing their program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 4, 2020 —  Manitoba’s Rent Assist, a housing allowance program launched in 2014, offers a model that could be the foundation of a national or provincial response to support renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.