Alumni News Archive
Sustainability
Sustainability Night and panel discussion is Mar. 8!
February 24, 2023 —
Join us for Sustainability Night 2023 on March 8 to connect with other sustainability-minded members of the UM campus community.
Donor Relations
A Lasting Impact
February 24, 2023 —
A new scholarship funded by an UM alum is now opening up the future for Black law students to make their own impact.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Senator urges current and future doctors to champion equity, diversity
February 24, 2023 —
“You are stronger than you think,” Senator Gigi Osler told an audience of medical students and physicians at a recent UM awards evening. “Even when the outside world is telling you, ‘No, you’re not capable,’ you are,” said the ear, nose and throat surgeon, a trailblazer who has recently taken on a new role in Ottawa as an independent senator representing Manitoba.
Alumni
Remembering Peter Herrndorf, alum, media mogul and friend of UM
February 21, 2023 —
“He created. He inspired. He led.”
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New issue of RadyUM magazine highlights Indigenous impact
February 17, 2023 —
The vibrant mural painted by Indigenous artist Blake Angeconeb on a towering wall in the Brodie Centre is featured on the cover of the latest issue of RadyUM magazine.
Alumni
Who will be the next alumni representative on the Board of Governors?
February 9, 2023 —
Nominations for the next alumni representative on the Board of Governors are now open.
Students
UM extends support following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
February 8, 2023 —
Many University of Manitoba students, faculty, staff and alumni have family and friends in Turkey and Syria and are understandably worried and concerned after the devastating earthquakes. We want you to know that we are here for you, and that we support you during this tragic time.
We signed the Scarborough Charter — now what?
February 5, 2023 —
Attend the Black History Month keynote and panel event
Faculty of Law
Conference shines spotlight on 2SLGBTQ+ legal perspectives
February 3, 2023 —
The OUTLaws student group at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law is collaborating with the Manitoba Bar Association’s SOGIC (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference) section to host a conference regarding the unique legal issues that face 2SLGBTQ+ people living in Manitoba.
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law thankful for Desautels legacy of Private Enterprise and the Law
February 2, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law joins the University of Manitoba community in remembering its extraordinary benefactor and alum, Marcel A. Desautels, CM, OOnt, OM. A former business leader and one of UM’s, and the Faculty of Law’s most distinguished benefactors and alumni, he passed away on January 31, 2023, at age 88.