Philanthropy News Archive
Influential business leader and revered role model Indra Nooyi announced as 2022 IDEA recipient
December 7, 2021 —
Will be presented with the IDEA award at the 2022 IDEA dinner on May 3
Price Faculty of Engineering
Young Friends of Engineering celebrate first official event since establishment
October 29, 2021 —
On October 21st, Young Friends of Engineering successfully celebrated their first event at Table Space in Winnipeg
Price Faculty of Engineering
Friends of Engineering to match gifts to scholarship fund
October 14, 2021 —
Every dollar donated to the Douglas and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering, up to $10,000, will be matched by Friends of Engineering, as well as an additional fifty cents from the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative.
‘Because we Love Winnipeg, Rally, Revive, and Thrive’
September 14, 2021 —
UM 2021 United Way Campaign kicks off Sept. 17
Wpg Free Press: U of M grad funds scholarship for Black law students
May 31, 2021 —
The new David Sowemimo Law Entrance Scholarship is a $6,000 scholarship that will be awarded annually to a Black undergraduate student enrolled full time in the juris doctor degree program.
Faculty, staff and retirees provide critical student support
April 21, 2021 —
Thanks to the generosity of UM faculty, staff and retirees, $382,905.81 was raised through a total of 612 donors this past year
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New Gerry McDole Professor to test virtual-reality yoga for stroke rehabilitation
March 17, 2021 —
Stroke survivors in rural Manitoba will wear virtual reality (VR) headsets for yoga sessions and memory-training exercises in an innovative UM pilot study.
Faculty, Staff, and Retirees Campaign provides needed support for our students
March 1, 2021 —
Contributions to COVID-19 UM Student Technology Fund crucial to students’ success
Donor Relations
Alumnus creates scholarship for Black law students
February 2, 2021 —
The David Sowemimo Law Entrance Scholarship is the first scholarship of its kind at UM
Donor Relations
‘Too important to leave to half the population’
January 5, 2021 —
Though enrolment has steadily increased over the decades, female students remain a minority in computer science – something a group of alumni want to fix