Alumni News Archive
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Alumni
Alumni Association Scholarship applications now open
May 15, 2024 —
Funding available for UM students pursuing their educational goals
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM researcher discovers sex-related differences of immune T-cells
May 15, 2024 —
Dr. Janilyn Arsenio’s leading-edge research is trying to understand the differences between male and female immune T-cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the immune system fight germs and protect against disease.
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Alumni
UM alumni among 2024 Order of Manitoba recipients
May 14, 2024 —
On Manitoba Day, May 12, the Province of Manitoba announced that 12 highly-accomplished Manitobans will be invested in the Order of Manitoba, the province’s highest honour.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
‘When you come into this profession, you have a passion for it’
May 10, 2024 —
The College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted three Indigenous nurse leaders and alumni as part of National Nursing Week and Indigenous Nurses Day in Manitoba on May 8.
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Asper School of Business
IDEAs happen here
May 8, 2024 —
For forty years, IDEA has celebrated those who have left deep footprints on the global economic landscape. This year’s honouree, Gerry Price, Chairman & CEO of Price Industries, joins this celebrated class of UM alumni and honourees who have found both inspiration and a home in Manitoba.
![Rick Zillman (right) founded the Miaw Jin Scholarship, to be given out for the first time this year, in memory of his wife of 48 years, Paulina (left).](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/paulina-rick-zillman-mountains-150x150.jpg)
A journey of education, love, and legacy
May 7, 2024 —
To carry on his wife’s legacy of helping students, UM alum and retiree decided to make a planned gift to UM to fund a scholarship in her name.
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Alumni
What is Homecoming all about? Here are five things it’s not!
May 6, 2024 —
Save the dates for Homecoming 2024, being held September 14 - 21.
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School of Art
Celebrating Artistic Excellence: Congratulating the 2024 Sobey Art Award Longlist
May 1, 2024 —
Two alumni from the School of Art, as well as an incoming MFA candidate, longlisted for the 2024 Sobey Art Award
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Donor Relations
Crowdfunding website helps UM community connect their passions to generosity
April 30, 2024 —
Crowdfunding website makes it easy to fundraise for the UM community with the support of Donor Relations
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Asper School of Business
From nurse to chief clinical operations officer
April 23, 2024 —
As Chief Clinical Operations Officer at CancerCare Manitoba, Asper alum Ken Borce [MBA/18] considers health equity a “guiding light” in his work.