Alumni News Archive
Faculty of Law
Winnipeg Free Press: The defence rests
July 12, 2021 —
In a half-century law career that has had him defend embezzlers and fraud artists, accused killers and everyone in between, Hymie Weinstein has amassed enough stories to fill a very heavy book.
Global News: Winnipeg woman pays $200K to join Virgin Galactic flight to space
July 12, 2021 —
Judy Anderson, a retired University of Manitoba professor, has been saving for her trip to space since 2010
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM faculty, alumni honoured by Canadian Physiotherapy Association
June 24, 2021 —
Several faculty and alumni from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been honoured by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) as part of the association’s 100th anniversary.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Joannie Halas named professor emerita
June 22, 2021 —
The title is one of the University of Manitoba's highest honours. Individuals are selected on their distinguished service to administrative leadership, teaching, research, creative and scholarly works and service.
Asper School of Business
Asper MBA grad sprints to program completion
June 17, 2021 —
For new Asper alumni, Shyam Narayan Moorthi, completing his MBA is just one of the many steps in his long-term plan. The next steps for Morthi are to embark the next stage of his career and bring his family to Canada.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pharmacy Class of 1966 an inspiration to future pharmacists
June 11, 2021 —
While 2021 graduates Megha Kaushal and Cole Janke are grateful for the financial assistance they received as recipients of the College of Pharmacy Class of 1966 Scholarship, it was the meaningful connections they made with members of the class that made a lasting impression.
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law alumna turns class assignment into TV script
June 9, 2021 —
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law alumna Anjali Sandhu [JD/2020] was known at Robson Hall for maintaining a busy schedule both on stage and in the classroom throughout her law school career. Now an associate lawyer at MLT Aikins’ Winnipeg office called to the bar this spring, she was selected to pitch a screenplay - originally written as a law school assignment - to the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices initiative at the Banff World Media Festival happening (virtually this year) June 14 – July 16, 2021.
Alumni
Alumni POV: Choosing visibility
June 9, 2021 —
This Pride month, UM alumna Teri Stevens explains why she's chosen to be visibly queer
Students
Working in Good Ways: A framework for Indigenous community engagement now available for download
June 7, 2021 —
The framework and accompanying set of resources are part of an Indigenous Initiatives funded project that focuses on building and caring for relationships with Indigenous communities.
As an Indigenous doctor, I see the legacy of residential schools and ongoing racism in today’s health care
June 7, 2021 —
'The legacy of residential schools is not just in the intergenerational trauma and impacts on Indigenous families and communities — it is also in the health care system'