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Desautels Faculty of Music

Curtain rises on UM’s new Desautels Concert Hall

September 4, 2024 — 
The Desautels Concert Hall, a state-of-the-art performance venue in the heart of the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus, opens on September 5.

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UM alum and donor Michael Nesbitt outside of the new Desautels Concert Hall.

WATCH: A symphony of support

September 3, 2024 — 
Donor Michael Nesbitt on the opening of the ‘world-class’ Desautels Concert Hall

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UM alum Justin Price and his family

Donor Relations

Turning grief into giving

August 30, 2024 — 
UM alum Justin Price created a memorial scholarship to support young people in their grief journeys

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Music faculty member Victoria Sparks plays the marimba in the new Desautels Concert Hall.

WATCH: The magic of the first note

August 27, 2024 — 
UM faculty members on teaching and performing in the new Desautels Concert Hall

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Sophie Caron is an incoming student in the Desautels Faculty of Music.

WATCH: A new stage for creativity

August 20, 2024 — 
UM students look forward to the grand opening of Desautels Concert Hall

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Graphic of a hand holding a lightbulb in which a tiny person is shown running while holding a book the hand and lightbulb are surrounded by gears and sketches of books, science, a magnifying glass and other objects to indicate ideas and learning

Faculty of Law

Empowering Creators, Entrepreneurs and Innovators

July 26, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law has been named one of three law school recipients of a grant under the the Intellectual Property Clinics Program, which promotes intellectual property education, awareness, and capacity building. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the 2023–2024 recipients of support on May 1, 2024. The grant will support the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic and Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts and be used to enhance IP training for law students participating in these Clinics at the Faculty of Law.

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Faculty of Law

University of Manitoba Community Law Centre Launches Prison Law Clinic

June 27, 2024 — 
Upon identifying a gap in legal services for individuals held in custody in federal prisons, the University of Manitoba Community Law Centre (UMCLC) has taken steps to address this issue by launching the province’s first Prison Law Clinic.

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Photo of students smiling in a room, wearing suits. This was from the cover of the Desautels Centre 2024 Impact Report. Photo by 47 Filmworks.

Faculty of Law

Making an impact on private enterprise in Manitoba

May 13, 2024 — 
The Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law proudly presents its annual Impact Report 2024. This report is distributed across the academic, legal, and business communities to share the important achievements and contributions made by students, faculty, staff and community partners engaged in the work of the Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law.

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Donor Relations

GreenShield grant helps increase dental access for at-risk populations

May 7, 2024 — 
The GreenShield grant not only allowed UM's Centre for Community Oral Health to address barriers many populations face when seeking dental care but also to purchase new equipment.

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Rick Zillman (right) founded the Miaw Jin Scholarship, to be given out for the first time this year, in memory of his wife of 48 years, Paulina (left).

A journey of education, love, and legacy

May 7, 2024 — 
To carry on his wife’s legacy of helping students, UM alum and retiree decided to make a planned gift to UM to fund a scholarship in her name.

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