Arts News Archive

‘Manitoba will survive,’ says UM political analyst
April 13, 2020 —
Dr. Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at UM, looks at the dual crises of the pandemic and the related economic downturn that is affecting Manitoba.

Flu Déjà Vu: UM closed for seven weeks – in 1918
April 9, 2020 —
“The Varsity and the Virus: The University of Manitoba and the “Flu-ban” in 1918,” notes that classes were cancelled for seven weeks in 1918 to protect students and staff, much like what has transpired today

UM alumna appointed Ambassador to USA
March 26, 2020 —
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed UM alumna Ms. Kirsten Hillman (BA/90) as Ambassador to the United States.

Asper School of Business
Q & A with an MBA – Thomas Miles [BA/16], 2019 Grey Cup Champion
December 3, 2019 —
In celebration of 50 years of graduates since our first cohort in 1970, the Asper School of Business is pleased to launch the Q & A with an MBA story series

In Remembrance: University of Manitoba alumni at Normandy
November 6, 2019 —
We join in the commemoration of the noble and selfless actions of 150,000 Allied troops who landed at Normandy seventy five years ago, turning the tide of the Second World War

Monkey fossils found in Serbia offer clues about life in a warmer world millions of years ago
October 22, 2019 —
Studying fossil monkeys like these can help us understand how ancient climates shaped primate evolution

Sometimes, conflict can lead to love
October 11, 2019 —
They fell in love at UM and married this year, and they’re graduating together during Fall Convocation 2019

UM mourns passing of distinguished alumna Kathleen M. Richardson, C.C., O.M.
September 16, 2019 —
Kathleen Richardson, one of Manitoba’s most generous patrons of arts and culture, died on September 14, 2019

Surviving culture shock and leading by example
June 4, 2019 —
Bol is graduating with his fellow Arts class of 2019 on June 5, 2019. He hopes to attend graduate school in environmental law so that he can go back home to East Africa where he can work for an NGO

Second UofM Food Systems Student Symposium set to “Bridge the Gap”
May 16, 2019 —
Register today for the University-wide Food Systems Student Symposium - F3S - taking place June 26th.