Alumni News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Distinguished dentist and dental hygienist to be honoured by peers
September 4, 2024 —
Two UM alumni will be honoured for their distinguished careers in dentistry and dental hygiene at a gala on Sept. 27 at the Fort Garry Hotel.
Desautels Faculty of Music
Curtain rises on UM’s new Desautels Concert Hall
September 4, 2024 —
The Desautels Concert Hall, a state-of-the-art performance venue in the heart of the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus, opens on September 5.
Alumni
What is Homecoming all about? Here are five things it’s not!
September 1, 2024 —
See you for Homecoming 2024, September 14 - 21.
Donor Relations
Turning grief into giving
August 30, 2024 —
UM alum Justin Price created a memorial scholarship to support young people in their grief journeys
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM-educated surgeon remembered for mentorship, compassion
August 29, 2024 —
Dr. Ken Thorlakson, a distinguished surgeon and former UM faculty member who passed away this year, was an exceptional mentor who greatly inspired younger surgeons, a colleague recently recalled.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
See the person, not just the illness, distinguished physician urges new medical students
August 22, 2024 —
To truly care for patients, you must recognize them as whole persons and not reduce them to their medical profiles, an expert on dignity in health care told UM’s newest class of future doctors.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Country Guide: Summer Series: Business on the ground
August 21, 2024 —
With these land prices, can young farmers hope to ever write a sensible business plan? Maybe, but it’ll take innovative thinking
St. Paul's College
St. Paul’s College Celebrates the Establishment of the Allen and Brenda Yost Endowment Fund
August 20, 2024 —
St. Paul’s College is proud to announce the establishment of the Allen and Brenda Yost Endowment Fund, created in 2023 by Brenda Yost (SPC/UM ’70, ’72, ’82) in memory of her late husband, Allen Yost (SPC/UM ’68, ’81).
Alumni
UM alumni and UM community taking part in the 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
August 7, 2024 —
These extraordinary individuals have demonstrated not only exceptional dedication, talent, and perseverance, representing not only their country but also the spirit and support of our community.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New issue of RadyUM dives into the RadyVerse
August 2, 2024 —
The cover story of the new issue of RadyUM magazine highlights the recent launch of RadyVerse, an initiative that is expanding the use of virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence and machine learning across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.