Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
COP26 experience helps guide research
September 6, 2022 —
Through my experience at COP26, working at the Office of Sustainability, and through courses during the later years of my undergraduate degree I have been able to determine I want to focus on working with people and communities to solve climate issues.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Neuroscientist thrives in faculty role as researcher, teacher, mentor
August 10, 2022 —
Alumna helps shape the minds of future researchers and pharmacists while advancing the field of neuroscience
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
‘Farmland Matters’ podcast hosted by UM master’s students
June 24, 2022 —
Four University of Manitoba Masters Students created a podcast based on their research into how patterns of farmland ownership are changing across the Canadian Prairies.
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Faculty of Law
Second cohort of Master of Human Rights program graduates
June 22, 2022 —
The Faculty of Law proudly congratulates the Master of Human Rights graduating class of 2022. Celebrating the conclusion of their program at a gala event at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on June 10th, the twelve members of the third cohort of graduates from this unique interdisciplinary program said farewell to Robson Hall and set off to pursue careers in Human Rights advocacy. We asked a number of these incredible students to share their experiences taking this degree.
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Students
Meet the 2022 Emerging Leader Award Winners – Graduate Students
June 15, 2022 —
Today we feature one of our outstanding Emerging Leaders: Mehraz Sarker, Second year graduate student in Sociology and Criminology (Faculty of Arts).
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Students
Meet the 2022 Emerging Leader Award Winners – Undergraduate
June 15, 2022 —
After 16 years it is an honour to recognize this year’s cohort of student leaders for their commitment to furthering UM’s educational mission by contributing to the social, cultural and economic well-being of communities on or off-campus. These students encourage cross-cultural understanding and demonstrate sustained leadership and initiative. Today we feature one of our outstanding Emerging Leaders: Gillian Laninga, fifth-year College of Nursing student.
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Faculty of Arts
Age and curiosity inspire a new love of learning
June 9, 2022 —
Charles and John Hatfield feel 'young again' after returning to university in their 60s
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Spring Convocation returns to in-person events for 2022
May 30, 2022 —
Honorary degree recipients announced for Convocation, and President's Installation takes place June 7
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
Visual ancestry: Telling the stories in our bones
April 18, 2022 —
Chenée Merchant's current study, recognized as a national finalist in the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge, explores new methods for identifying key features of the skull which could hold important clues to our ancestry
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
Finding solutions in nature
April 14, 2022 —
Lichens could be a potential source of a new drug for bacterial infections or cancer, according to this PhD student