Department of Sociology and Criminology News Archive

March 18, 2025 — 
Some Tesla owners are getting caught in the crosshairs of controversy as Canadians join ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests targeting Elon Musk.

March 16, 2025 — 
Many report isolation, discrimination despite believing Canada will be accepting

March 13, 2025 — 
Recently, the federal government announced support for four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and three renewals at UM.

January 28, 2025 — 
Jihad (Rosty) Othman is a Ph.D. student from the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba, supervised by Dr. Lori Wilkinson, a St John’s College fellow. Recently, Othman participated in the prestigious Global Peace Summit in Bangkok, hosted by Humanitarian Affairs Asia. The summit brought together over 400 delegates from more than 40 countries, all united with the mission to advance peace, justice, and sustainable global harmony. 

December 9, 2024 — 
Remnants of COVID disruption could be driving rural Manitoba homicide spike: prof

December 5, 2024 — 
Number of homicides in Manitoba RCMP jurisdictions nearly double 2023 total

November 21, 2024 — 
Province long way from promised preschool child-care spaces, frustrated advocates say

October 30, 2024 — 
Housing needs of Indigenous seniors in Winnipeg identified

September 22, 2024 — 
Southwestern Manitoba regional health authority planning to open daycare to help recruit, retain staff

September 19, 2024 — 
From September 25 to 28, the University of Manitoba will host Mawachihitotaak (Let’s Get Together): Métis Studies Symposium.