UM Today Archives

May 16, 2025 —  Alberta accents are having a moment

May 16, 2025 —  June is a month full of learning opportunities at the Centre. Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for June, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning!

May 16, 2025 —  “With the support of the Access Program, I went from grades of B and C to grades of A and A+. They taught me the skills to thrive including study skills and time management.” - Miranda Miller

May 16, 2025 —  Dr. Philip Ferguson has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, an honour based on his outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering

May 15, 2025 —  The Community Leadership Development Program (CLDP) supports marginalized, minoritized, and underrepresented students in taking on community leadership roles through experiential training and opportunities to engage, organize, and facilitate events for their communities.

May 15, 2025 —  Everything you need to know for a memorable and easy convocation experience.

May 15, 2025 —  Naomi Peters was proud to cross the UM Convocation platform on May 15 to receive her degree in medicine. But for Peters, who is Métis, it was also deeply meaningful to attend an earlier celebration on May 13 that honoured Indigenous graduates of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

May 15, 2025 —  With a career that spans piano performance, teaching, and administration—not to mention a high school art career that still lives on in his parents’ home—Dr. Stephen Runge brings creativity, curiosity, and coast-to-coast Canadian experience to his new role as Director of the School of Art and Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba.

May 15, 2025 —  In partnership with the Winnipeg School Division, the Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice was honored to host the 19th edition of the Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival (English) on May 8 and 9, 2025.

May 15, 2025 —  May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and the theme for 2025 is “Unity in Diversity: The Impact of Asian Communities in Shaping Canadian Identity”. At the Faculty of Science, we acknowledge the contributions from the diverse Asian Canadian communities and how they enrich everyone’s experience, from students to staff and faculty.