COVID-19 News Archive
Asper School of Business
A message from Asper Dean Gady Jacoby regarding COVID-19
March 16, 2020 —
This message is regarding the next steps for Asper students and our School’s role in helping contain the transmission of COVID-19.
Message from President David T. Barnard on COVID-19
March 13, 2020 —
No classes on March 16 and March 17
University message on COVID-19: March 13
March 13, 2020 —
UM continues to closely monitor, please continue reading updates
UM researchers develop app for use in disease outbreaks
March 12, 2020 —
Users share their location history with health authorities
COVID-19 Rapid Response Program funding for studies in Indigenous populations
March 6, 2020 —
Two University of Manitoba researchers have received nearly $1 million in COVID-19 Rapid Response Program funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for research projects that focus on public health responses in Indigenous populations.
2020 U SPORTS Men’s Volleyball Championship cancelled due to COVID-19
March 5, 2020 —
U SPORTS, in conjunction with University of Manitoba announced this evening the cancellation of the 2020 U SPORTS Men’s Volleyball Championship due to the evolving global situation regarding COVID-19.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Face coronavirus with courage, UM alumnus urges medical peers
March 3, 2020 —
“We’re going to have to be strong,” author/physician Dr. Kevin Patterson said in a speech about doctors’ obligation to care for patients during a pandemic, regardless of the danger to their own health.
How social media is changing research and reactions to coronavirus outbreak
January 30, 2020 —
Social media platforms have allowed the rapid exchange of information — and sometimes misinformation
