graduate students News Archive
![Chloe Vickar wears a lavender stole with Pride flag on it. She is also wearing a graduation cap and gown.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/UM-Today-Lavender-Graduation-2b-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM’s first Lavender Graduation celebrates 2SLGBTQIA+ students
July 15, 2024 —
Chloe Vickar felt honoured to participate in the University of Manitoba’s first-ever Lavender Graduation Ceremony.
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Faculty of Arts
On social media? Then you’re an ‘author’
July 15, 2024 —
Everyone who creates something on social media becomes an author. Sudden, unexpected virality might turn any one of us into authors with global recognition, subjecting all of us to similar expectations of famous creators. Read more about Jessie Krahn's 2024 UM Distinguished Master's Thesis Prize winning thesis.
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St. John's College
Scholarships changing the lives of students
June 12, 2024 —
St John's college scholarships and bursaries provide University of Manitoba students with academic excellence as they look to continue their studies and move their respective careers forward in various ways. This year, the college was proud to present $200,000 worth of scholarships to students from faculties including, Science, Arts, Engineering, Asper School of Business, Nursing, Health Sciences, Indigenous students, and University 1 students, to name a few.
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School of Art Students Takashi Iwasaki and Netsanet Shawl Selected for Prestigious ICAF Next Generation X RBC Emerging Artists Project
June 11, 2024 —
On May 13, 2024, the ICAF Next Generation X RBC Emerging Artists Project officially announced the selection of emerging artists for the ICAF Next Generation feature.
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St. John's College
International students find their home away from home
June 10, 2024 —
From across Manitoba and all over the world, our residence students come from all over the world as they call St John’s College home when studying as University of Manitoba students.
![Woman in a white safety helmet with safety goggles, a breathing mask and orange protective clothing. She is standing in a mine holding a large chunk of stone.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/carolina-chang_UMToday-150x150.png)
Faculty of Arts
MPA grad bridges the gap from mining to government
June 3, 2024 —
Meet Carolina Chang [MPA/2024], a mining geologist who, while working in mines across Canada, saw firsthand how it can bring incredible economic development opportunities to communities but can also cause social and environmental harm.
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Faculty of Education
Insights from PhD Students: Language, Identity and Mental Health
June 3, 2024 —
This year, our graduates have conducted some exciting research, offering insights into Manitoba’s educational field.
![Group of students from Manitoba's Public Schools Climate Justice Forum](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Picture3-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Education
Heather Eckton and her Vision for Climate Change Education
May 22, 2024 —
Heather Eckton is a PhD student at the Faculty of Education and a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship recipient.
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Faculty of Education
Student Research Conference Explores “The Future of Education”
May 14, 2024 —
The 2024 theme “The Future of Education: Practice, Research & Theory” explored transformative and emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in education and envision the future of teaching, learning, researching, and theorizing in education
![As forest fires spread and other climate change issues arrive, educators have a key role to play in setting the stage for climate action.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2274948_web1_CP169097393-150x150.webp)
Faculty of Education
Winnipeg Free Press: Getting climate action on the education agenda
May 7, 2024 —
Opinion piece in The Winnipeg Free Press by Scott Durling, graduate student