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Elder Charlotte Nolin speaks at a podium, which has a trans flag on front.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady community honours transgender lives

November 25, 2025 — 
More than 60 faculty, staff, students and community members attended a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 20.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Discovery Days offers high schoolers opportunity to learn about careers in health sciences

November 18, 2025 — 
Mariel Guarang is interested in becoming a nurse, so she signed up for the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days in Health Sciences held on the UM Bannatyne campus on November 13. 

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Sustainability

Take the Campus Commute Survey

October 20, 2025 — 
October is Sustainability Month and we need your help to improve your campus commute and help inform future transportation planning.

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Lisa Mendez and Maura Macaulay wear star blankets and pose alongside Esther Cook and Margaret McGregor at Misipawistik Cree Nation.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady educator and student honoured for dedication to First Nation community

September 29, 2025 — 
The community of Misipawistik Cree Nation near Grand Rapids recently honoured an educator and a student from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences for their commitment to a partnership with First Nations communities through a program at the Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC). 

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Community members gardening at Rainbow Gardens

Sustainability

Rainbow Gardens celebrating a successful 2025 growing season

September 12, 2025 — 
For 17 years, Rainbow Gardens has supported new immigrant families in Winnipeg. Located on the Fort Garry campus, the two-acre plot helps community members grow their own food, share their native culinary traditions and establish meaningful social networks with other immigrants and local community members.

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Students gather around a bike locker

Sustainability

Make a difference, volunteer as a Sustainability Ambassador this year

August 25, 2025 — 
The Sustainability Ambassador Program is a volunteer leadership program for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in promoting a culture of sustainability at the University of Manitoba through growth, education and action.

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Mural of floral motif and black bear painted in hallway

Indigenous

When murals speak: Indigenous art on campus

August 14, 2025 — 
Indigenous artists offer connection, share stories and spark conversation through art

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St. Paul's College

Fostering Hope in a Divided World

July 3, 2025 — 
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights became a hub for civic reflection and moral dialogue on June 15-17, 2025.

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Dr. Reg Urbanowski and Audrey Henderson talk outside of the supportive housing building in Sagkeeng First Nation.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

First Nation welcomes UM-supported community housing complex

June 17, 2025 — 
After several years of planning, a new community-led supported living complex in Sagkeeng First Nation is welcoming its first residents this month. 

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Honourees pose together, each wrapped with their star blanket

Indigenous

Celebrating Indigenous Excellence: Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community 2025

June 12, 2025 — 
Ten members of the Indigenous campus community at UM are being recognized this National Indigenous Peoples Day for leading transformational change and weaving Indigenous knowledges into all they do.

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