Alumni News Archive

August 15, 2025 — 
The herd is gathering! Mark your calendars for the first-ever Bisons Block Party at Princess Auto Stadium on September 20. 

August 15, 2025 — 
The latest issue of RadyUM magazine is available now, in print and online, with a cover story about a successful wellness-building partnership between First Nations communities and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences.

August 11, 2025 — 
In 2024, when UM alum Sarah Forgie [B.Sc.(Med.)/95, MD/95] joined the University of Saskatchewan (USask) as dean of the College of Medicine, she immediately felt the weight of her new position. 

August 7, 2025 — 
The Master of Laws (LLM) program at Robson Hall is one of the University of Manitoba’s best-kept secrets but it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. Some of Canada’s most illustrious legal professionals count among our alumni. Wura Dasylva is a partner at Miller Thomson LLP in Regina, Saskatchewan, who completed her LLM at Robson Hall in 2017. When last we chatted in 2018, we were delighted to learn that she was busy skydiving and working hard as an articling student at Miller Thomson. Since then, she has really flown, and we are over the moon to share her latest news.

August 5, 2025 — 
Stefanie Wiens [BMROT/96] knew at the age of seven that she wanted to be an actor. By the time she was 13, she had also started to think about occupational therapy, after the “obscure” career was suggested in an aptitude test at school.

July 30, 2025 — 
When Kirsty Muller [BN/14] was in her final year of nursing studies at UM, she was not looking forward to her practicum in mental health.

July 29, 2025 — 
Michael Robertson [BA/98, MArch/04] is the incoming chair and Diane Roussin [BSW/96] is the incoming vice-chair.

July 29, 2025 — 
From the large window of her dental office in northern Manitoba, Judy Zetaruk [B.Sc./86, DMD/90] can watch eagles soaring over a tree-lined lake.

July 28, 2025 — 
After having been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law as of March 30, 2025, Brandon Trask officially received Tenure at the University of Manitoba as of July 1. The significance of this rite of passage for junior faculty members may be lost on most students, but it matters in the grand scheme of things to faculty members, staff, their relationship with the union and the university and, ultimately, to their students, regardless of how dull an administrative function it seems.

July 22, 2025 — 
Throughout his remarkable career, Rick Duha has exemplified what it means to lead with vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to community.