campus community News Archive
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COVID-19 health and safety update
February 18, 2022 —
A message from Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and Naomi Andrew, Vice-President (Administration)
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Indigenous
Celebrating Louis Riel Day: Our Way
February 11, 2022 —
Sharing how we can all participate in our own ways to honour Louis Riel and celebrate the Métis Nation
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UM to resume a partial return to on-campus work
February 11, 2022 —
Update from Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and Naomi Andrew, Vice-President (Administration)
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Price Faculty of Engineering
Civil engineering professors awarded fellow distinction
February 8, 2022 —
Dr.'s Ehab El-Salakawy and Mohamed T. Bassuoni from the Department of Civil Engineering have both been elected as fellows of the American Concrete Institute.
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Students
Honouring Black History and creating meaningful change
February 3, 2022 —
UM Black Alliance (UMBA) invites all members of the UM community to attend the upcoming virtual event, Acknowledging a Black Past, Embracing a Black Present, and Envisioning Black Futures on Feb. 16
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Sustainability
Are you ready for an exciting outdoor challenge?
February 1, 2022 —
Register yourself or your team for the Jack Frost Challenge, an annual week-long event to celebrate and encourage winter activities across Manitoba
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UM Awarded on the Forbes Canada’s Best Employers 2022 List
January 31, 2022 —
In a recent survey, the University of Manitoba was rated as one of Canada’s Top Employers by noted business icon Forbes Magazine
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UM endorses the Scarborough Charter
January 28, 2022 —
Charter to address anti-Black racism and foster Black inclusion
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Faculty of Science
It’s a very exciting time to be in astrophysics at UM
January 28, 2022 —
Samar Safi-Harb is on the hunt for the biggest bangs since the “big bang.” She has just been named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Safi-Harb is the first woman to be appointed a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair position in UM’s Faculty of Science.
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Faculty of Science
2022 Turtle Island Indigenous Science Conference
January 27, 2022 —
The UM is hosting its first Indigenous Science Conference with a focus on the Indigenous approach to understanding the five elements of the world: fire, water, earth, air, and spirit.