Alumni News Archive
Indigenous
Angie Bruce appointed UM’s new Vice-President (Indigenous)
February 1, 2024 —
Angie Bruce has been appointed Vice-President (Indigenous) of the University of Manitoba. Her term commenced February 1, 2024.
Faculty of Architecture
James Kinoshita (BArch/56) : The Modest Man Behind Modernist Icons
January 26, 2024 —
Icons often represent a city. The Statue of Liberty for New York. The Eiffel Tower for Paris. The Opera House for Sydney. These beacons are more than art or architecture: they represent the collective aspirations of a people, a place, a slice of time when everything seemed possible.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Implant Investigator
January 25, 2024 —
Alum Dr. Chrysi Stavropoulou is researching the role of bacteria and fungi in peri-implant diseases, aiming to improve treatments for the nearly 20 percent of people with dental implants facing issues.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Price scholarships continue to support students in engineering
January 22, 2024 —
730 students have benefited from Price family scholarships over the last five years. Dr. Price has renewed this funding commitment which will allow for hundreds of students to focus on learning instead of earning for years to come.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
A Dream of Service
January 19, 2024 —
When Aaron Kim [DMD/87] was in Grade 1, his teacher asked each student what they wanted to be when they grew up. He declared that he wanted to be a doctor to help people in Africa.
Faculty of Arts
Hispanic writer and teacher latest Writer-In-Residence
January 17, 2024 —
Miguel Antonio Chávez is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC) at the University of Manitoba. Chávez will work with students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public from January to April 2024. Opportunities include a welcome event reading, workshops and individual writer consultations. All activities are free.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Shared panel discussion to address trauma-informed teaching online
January 16, 2024 —
The Manitoba Flexible Learning Hub will host a panel discussion on January 26 on trauma-informed teaching for post-secondary instructors focusing on how to apply principles for online and blended courses.
Asper School of Business
Asper MBA a promise of freedom for Arconas executive vice president
January 16, 2024 —
Asper MBA alum Pablo Reich [MBA/02] is the executive vice president of Arconas, a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of high-performance furniture for airports and passenger terminals in North America. Reich has built on the company’s legacy of sustainability, all while growing a successful business in a unique market.
Asper School of Business
MBA alum leads with bravery, vulnerability and truth
January 10, 2024 —
Kathleen BlueSky [MBA/15] has always been driven by a desire to uplift Indigenous people and create more sustainable, just systems in her community.
Students
Attend the 2024 UM Career Fair
January 9, 2024 —
The Career, Community and Experiential Learning Centre (CCELC) is so excited to welcome over 120 employers and educational institutions for the 2024 UM Annual Career Fair!