Alumni News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Longtime dean of health sciences featured in new issue of RadyUM
August 5, 2022 —
Dr. Brian Postl, the long-serving dean of health sciences and medicine at UM, shares his retirement reflections in the latest issue of RadyUM magazine, now posted online.
Alumni
Homecoming 2022, celebrating our UM community, together again
August 5, 2022 —
UM staff, students, faculty, alumni and friends, it’s time to come together and show your Homecoming spirit!
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Video celebrates Indigenous alumni of Diploma in Agriculture program
July 28, 2022 —
Video series celebrates accomplishments of Indigenous alumni and First Nations communities
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Peter Nickerson appointed dean of health sciences and medicine
July 28, 2022 —
Dr. Peter Nickerson, a prominent physician and researcher in the field of organ transplantation, has been appointed dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and dean of the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba
Faculty of Law
A match made in law: Wedding gift to students establishes new Prize for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law
July 25, 2022 —
Thinking outside the (gift) box, law professor Dr. Jennifer L. Schulz and her fiancé, family lawyer Elliott Goszer are giving, rather than receiving, a wedding gift to benefit law students at their alma mater, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law. The Schulz/Goszer Prize for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law will be given annually to a University of Manitoba law student who writes the best Alternative Dispute Resolution-themed paper in an upper year family law course, or the best family law-themed paper in an upper year dispute resolution course.
Research and International
Digvir Jayas to be inducted into Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
July 25, 2022 —
Dr. Jayas will be recognized for his outstanding contributions to the agricultural sector
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Marcia Anderson wins Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration
July 19, 2022 —
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada Manitoba region has announced that Dr. Marcia Anderson is the winner of the 2022 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Optimizing the Team
July 7, 2022 —
Sheri Dyck [B.Sc.Pharm/96] remembers a pivotal moment from her UM pharmacy education. “Very early on, one of the professors explained the role of a hospital pharmacist – that you would be part of an interprofessional team and collaborate on patient care,” Dyck recalls.
10 Members of UM community appointed to the Order of Canada
July 5, 2022 —
On June 30, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new list includes 10 individuals from the UM community, including alumni, faculty and friends.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Tributes flow at retirement celebration for Dean Brian Postl
June 30, 2022 —
The longtime dean of medicine and health sciences at UM was praised at his retirement celebration as an influential leader who has advanced equity and brought about transformative change