Alumni News Archive
Asper School of Business
Reconciliation through education
June 19, 2023 —
Jim Thunder [MBA/17], pursued an Asper MBA because he wanted a career that would allow him to contribute to solving problems and creating change on a larger scale, with a focus on enhancing Indigenous communities and amplifying calls for reconciliation.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
People Person
June 15, 2023 —
What Dieter Schönwetter [BA/87, MA/89, PhD/96] enjoys most about research isn’t collecting data or analyzing findings. It’s connecting with people.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Breast Cancer Quest
June 12, 2023 —
For a quarter-century, Dr. Yvonne Myal's lab has worked to pinpoint and isolate biomarkers that are specific to breast cancer and to understand their role in the progression and metastasis of the disease.
Alumni
Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient
June 8, 2023 —
Learn more about Moses (Moe) B. Levy’s journey from student to entrepreneurial visionary
Alumni
Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement recipients
June 8, 2023 —
Learn about the journey of the principals of 5468796 Architecture Inc. from students to world-renowned architects
Alumni
Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Academic Innovation recipient
June 8, 2023 —
Learn about Tracie Afifi’s journey from student to award-winning researcher
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
A Calling to Care
June 7, 2023 —
When Valerie Wiebe [BN/93, MN/99] became the first female president and chief operating officer of Concordia Hospital in 2015, she didn’t know the facility would soon be affected by a complete overhaul of Manitoba’s health-care system.
Alumni
Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Community Service recipient
June 6, 2023 —
Learn about Howard Morry’s journey from student to community builder and advocate
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Business entrepreneur and UM alum receives honorary degree
June 6, 2023 —
Earlier this month in Niagara on the Lake, the UM conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree upon Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences alumni Donald Triggs, who graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honours).
Indigenous artists re-imagine convocation regalia
June 5, 2023 —
Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing will now be better reflected at UM’s convocation ceremonies.