COVID-19 News Archive
UM’s Administrators comment on priorities during COVID-19 outbreak
March 18, 2020 —
UM community working together in unprecedented times to help students, faculty and staff
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.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Contingencies for Teaching
March 17, 2020 —
With the challenges of COVID-19 for our community, and the increasing efforts to minimize the spread of the virus, a great deal of effort is going into contingency planning at the U of M. To assist you with moving courses away from a face-to-face format, we have set-up this information page:
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.