Media Release News Archive
Media Advisory: Federal Budget 2025
October 31, 2025 —
University of Manitoba experts for media to consider for their Federal budget 2025 coverage on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5. Topics and availability listed below:
Media Release: Polar bears act as crucial providers for Arctic species
October 28, 2025 —
A new study published in the scientific journal, Oikos, reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers from University of Manitoba and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, alongside researchers from Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the University of Alberta, have estimated that polar bears leave behind approximately 7.6 million kilograms of their prey annually, creating a massive and vital food source for a wide network of Arctic scavenger species.
Media Advisory: UM experts available for spooky topics & tales
October 27, 2025 —
UM experts are at the ready to regale audiences with spooky topics and tales. Discover Halloween stories or interview ideas from top 10 scariest movies, the imaginative study of evil, the psychology of fear and nostalgia to mischief making.
Media Advisory: UM Fall Convocation 2025
October 20, 2025 —
UM will celebrate 1,395 grads at the 58th Fall Convocation in upcoming ceremonies. That brings the number of graduates for the Class of 2025 to 5,586 students. We've highlighted two students media may want to interview
Media Advisory: Celebrating 50 years of Indigenous Studies at UM
October 10, 2025 —
Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the Department of Indigenous Studies at UM celebrates its 50th anniversary. The event will welcome back members of the first Indian, Métis and Eskimo Student Association established in 1971, alumni of the program, and long-time supporters of the department’s growth over the last five decades.
Media Release: Preliminary enrolment numbers indicate a record-breaking start to UM’s 2025 Fall Term
September 5, 2025 —
University of Manitoba is proud to announce that preliminary enrolment numbers indicate a record-breaking start to the 2025 Fall Term, with student enrolment reaching an all-time high of 31, 578 on the first day of classes — a 2.3% increase over last year
Media Release: University of Manitoba welcomes Linda Schott as Potato Sustainability Chair
August 5, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba (UM) has appointed Dr. Linda Schott as the inaugural UM Research Chair in Potato Sustainability, a transformative initiative aimed at educating students and advancing innovation and sustainability in Manitoba’s thriving potato industry.
Media Release: #ZeroHIVStigmaDay
July 21, 2025 —
This #ZeroHIVStigmaDay, University of Manitoba researchers are working to reduce stigma and improve HIV care through science, collaboration with community, and the lived experience of those affected.
Media Release: UM researchers part of major black hole discovery
July 18, 2025 —
A team of UM researchers, led by Samar Safi-Harb, Astrophysicist and Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics, is part of the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration that recently announced a major discovery; the collision of two black holes. This event, known as GW231123, could transform our understanding of black holes and the origin of the Universe.
Stories of interest: UM researchers awarded $9.1 million for research
July 8, 2025 —
UM has received $9.1 million in funding for research across a broad spectrum of more than 100 studies and projects. Here are just three stories of interest where UM researchers are making an impact here at home and on the global stage.