UM Today UM Today University of Manitoba UM Today UM Today UM Today

UM Today Archives

Group photo of snowshoers

Sustainability News

Bundle up for the Jack Frost Challenge : Campus News

January 20, 2020 —  Jack Frost Challenge encourages teams of one to five people to log 130 collective kilometers of outdoor winter activities over the course of the week.

, , , , ,

Transit Station

Sustainability News

Improve your campus commute : Editor's Picks

January 20, 2020 —  The new survey will provide UM with the data and information needed to continue planning and executing more sustainable transportation projects

thumbnail

UM Press launches two books exploring the Indigenous experience : Campus News

January 17, 2020 —  One explores the traditional Anishinaabek lifeways in the context of art and Residential School, and the other examines Indigenous resurgence within cities. 

,

A woman holding laptop leans against a wall, with computer servers for artificial intellegence on the other side.

Building equitable AI for public health : Campus News

January 17, 2020 —  Training next generation to close gap in AI and health inequalities

, , ,

David Penner Head Shot

Faculty of Architecture News

In Memoriam: David Penner : Network News

January 17, 2020 —  Well-known Winnipeg architect and Faculty of Architecture alumnus, David Penner passed away on January 7, 2020.

,

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News

It’s OK to take time for yourself : Health research

January 17, 2020 —  A new study suggests self-compassion may offer mothers a positive way to deal with guilty feelings about looking after their health.

Three female performers with arms raised from the play Macbeth

Faculty of Arts News

Setting Macbeth in the 1980s lets characters explore toxic masculinity : Featured

January 16, 2020 —  The University of Manitoba Theatre Program is gearing up to present their second mainstage show of the 2019-2020 season – Macbeth - by the most celebrated playwright of all time, William Shakespeare.

, , ,

Canadian money. // Photo: KMR Photography/flickr

We need to modernize how we measure national wealth : UM in the News

January 16, 2020 —  First, how expansive do we wish to define unpaid work?

, , ,

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Where We Live Now: A response to the return of ‘It’s ok to be white posters’ at the University of Manitoba : Network News

January 16, 2020 —  As reported in the November 5 edition of the Manitoban, for the second year in a row the slogan ‘It’s ok to be white’ was displayed in various locations on the Fort Garry campus, appearing in poster form, with at least 11 faculty members receiving an email with the same message.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Study finds that disruptive behaviour in operating rooms often goes unreported : Campus News

January 16, 2020 —  University of Manitoba researchers have found that disruptive behaviours are happening all too often in the operating room (OR) – and many clinicians who see the behaviour are not reporting it to management.

,

© University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, Manitoba • Canada • R3T 2N2

Emergency: 204-474-9341