Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
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Sustainability
UM Sustainability Awards
December 8, 2019 —
The UM Sustainability Awards recognize and celebrate the collaborative efforts of students, staff and faculty to advance our campus commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability.
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Announcing new leadership appointments
December 4, 2019 —
UM is pleased to announce acting and extended appointments
![3MT 2019 winner Kevin Boreskie](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3MT-FINALS-8994-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Calling all Grad Students – it’s time to apply for 3MT!
December 2, 2019 —
Since it began, the popularity of the competition has increased and 3MT competitions are now held at over 600 universities in more than 65 countries worldwide
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Innovating Research Administration Systems
November 27, 2019 —
Research grants and contracts, both pre- and post-award management – will be moving to a paperless, single sign-on software system beginning in mid-2020.
![Dr. Flordeliz Gigi Osler (left), and PhD student Taylor Morriseau are receiving the honour from Women’s Executive Network](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Osler-Morriseau-TopStoryImage-150x150.jpg)
Two researchers named as Canada’s most powerful women
November 20, 2019 —
Dr. Flordeliz Gigi Osler, an assistant professor in the department of Otolaryngology, and PhD student and Vanier Scholar Taylor Morriseau receive the honour
![Wolfgang Klassen presents his research at 3MT.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Wolfgang-presenting_web-150x150.jpg)
That time when … a Nobel Prize winner gave me a scholarship
November 5, 2019 —
Student learns his scholarship was funded by a Nobel Laureate
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Monkey fossils found in Serbia offer clues about life in a warmer world millions of years ago
October 22, 2019 —
Studying fossil monkeys like these can help us understand how ancient climates shaped primate evolution
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Sometimes, conflict can lead to love
October 11, 2019 —
They fell in love at UM and married this year, and they’re graduating together during Fall Convocation 2019
![Jocelyne Thorpe, Scott Ormiston and Joyce Slater are three of the many professors recognized by alumni.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Alumni-Answers_stairs_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni
Alumni name their fav UM profs
October 4, 2019 —
We were overwhelmed with messages about faculty who taught challenging topics with ease; inspired news ways of thinking and creating; and expanded students’ horizons
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Students
Five U of M students explore the United Nations
October 3, 2019 —
This summer, five University of Manitoba students attended the United Nations Intensive Study Program in New York