Alumni and Community News Archive

Faculty of Science
Science Rendezvous 2022, delightfully digital
May 2, 2022 —
Science Rendezvous is back May 7, 2022, and this year we’re offering virtual events to highlight exciting Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math activities you can get your hands on from the comfort of your home

Faculty of Science
2022 Canadian Gairdner International Award Laureate: UM Alumnus Dr. John Dick
April 6, 2022 —
Congratulations to the 2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate: Dr. John E. Dick, PhD, FRS, FRSC, [BSc. (Hons.)/78, PhD/84], Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, the University of Toronto. The Gairdner Awards recognize some of the world’s most significant biomedical and global health research and discoveries. This award recognizes Dr. Dick's discovery and characterization of leukemic stem cells, which has provided insights into the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

Faculty of Law
Wpg Free Press: Tributes pour in for ‘defence lawyer’s defence lawyer’
February 24, 2022 —
Winnipeg criminal court legend Greg Brodsky dies at 81

Asper School of Business
Asper alum creates business out of non-alcoholic elixirs
January 31, 2022 —
“You’re my fourth Zoom meeting of the day,” laughs Leanne Kisil [BComm(Hons)/09] who recently moved from Winnipeg to Vancouver. “I’ve been here since August for a couple of reasons, including looking for a B.C. distributor, I am closer to some of the U.S. stores on the West Coast, and it’s where my partner lives.” Kisil is the owner and self-titled Chief Alchemy Officer of Solbrü, a company that creates non-alcoholic elixirs made of mushrooms, herbs, and other organic ingredients.

Faculty of Architecture
Alumni donation sparks Indigenous Success Fund
January 28, 2022 —
A generous donation from the family of Laura Fyles (B.I.D./1993) and Brent Whitby (B.E.S./1990, M.Arch./1994) initiates Faculty of Architecture Indigenous Success Fund

Faculty of Science
2022 Turtle Island Indigenous Science Conference
January 27, 2022 —
The UM is hosting its first Indigenous Science Conference with a focus on the Indigenous approach to understanding the five elements of the world: fire, water, earth, air, and spirit.

Asper School of Business
10 gift ideas to shop local this holiday season
December 6, 2021 —
Support local businesses this holiday season.

Asper School of Business
Asper alumna appointed CEO of The Forks North Portage
November 1, 2021 —
Asper School of Business alumna, Sara Stasiuk [BComm(Hons)/97] was recently named as the new CEO of The Forks North Portage Partnership, a not-for-profit organization that encompasses The Forks and the lands under and surrounding Portage Place Mall in Winnipeg

Seven professors named Most Powerful Women in Canada
October 25, 2021 —
Read the inspiring stories of the recipients

Faculty of Law
Winnipeg Free Press: The defence rests
July 12, 2021 —
In a half-century law career that has had him defend embezzlers and fraud artists, accused killers and everyone in between, Hymie Weinstein has amassed enough stories to fill a very heavy book.