COVID-19 outreach and research News Archive
Faculty of Social Work
Mindfulness moments during turbulent times
March 23, 2020 —
Michael Yellow Bird, Dean, Maria Cheung, Associate Dean & Dawn MacDonald, Institute for Mindful Leadership will be leading a brief guided meditation for 5-7 minutes
Asper School of Business
Wpg Free Press: Economist feels markets behaving exactly as expected in times of fear, uncertainty
March 23, 2020 —
Chi Liao, a behavioural finance expert in the Asper School of Business, shares her thoughts
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
National Post: Psychological ramifications of COVID-19 on sports fans
March 20, 2020 —
Dr. Ben Schellenberg, an assistant professor with the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba, on what effects COVID-19 might have on the sports fan and sports viewers.
UM researchers receive federal and provincial funding for COVID-19 projects
March 20, 2020 —
UM researchers have received funding for projects directly related to COVID-19, including one that looks at a promising vaccine
Students seem to be weathering mental health challenges during COVID-19
March 20, 2020 —
Student Counselling Centre offers some tips to help keep it that way
CBC: Model, don’t shame, when people fail to follow COVID-19 advice, experts say
March 20, 2020 —
Dr. Kelly MacDonald weighs in
Economist says Feds need to make choices to boost economy during COVID-19 crisis
March 18, 2020 —
Dr. John McCallum said this is not the time for the federal government to raise any taxes in its upcoming budget.
“It’s going to take time” says virus expert on getting through COVID-19 crisis
March 18, 2020 —
A Winnipeg virus expert who worked in West Africa during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak said Canadians will be battling COVID-19 for weeks to come.
Information Services and Technology
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) phishing scams
March 18, 2020 —
A number of phishing and online scams surfacing seek to capitalize on the public concern surrounding the Coronavirus-COVID-19. Scammers often take advantage of health scares and this pandemic has spawned dozens of such campaigns, scaring recipients into clicking on harmful links or attachments in emails, text messages and social media posts.
Winnipeg Free Press: UM alumna part of team searching for COVID-19 treatment
March 17, 2020 —
UM alumna searching for COVID-19 treatment