Arts News Archive
Indigenous
Celebrating Indigenous brilliance for National Indigenous Peoples Month
June 17, 2020 —
Check out the artists, businesses, podcasts, books and films the Indigenous community at UM is supporting!
Try these 8 tips to reduce parenting stress during the coronavirus pandemic
April 17, 2020 —
Parenting can be tough at the best of times, but family life has changed dramatically during social isolation that’s been mandated by COVID-19. The good news is that children thrive in an incredible variety of settings.
Feds won’t buy Pallister’s EI plan, says UM economist
April 16, 2020 —
UM labour specialist and economist Dr. Wayne Simpson is one of several experts who are doubtful that the federal government would agree to such a plan.
‘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