sociology News Archive

Research and International
Six-part Canada Research Chair Symposium concludes, showcasing groundbreaking researchers
June 26, 2023 —
Last week concluded the six-part Canada Research Chair (CRC) Symposium at UM.

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.

Faculty of Arts
Meet the 2022 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients
June 7, 2022 —
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2022 undergraduate academic medal winners

Wpg Free Press — LGBTTQ+ students picked on, feel unsafe: report
March 31, 2022 —
'Student members of the LGBTTQ+ community are far more likely to be victims of targeted harassment and feel unsafe at school than their peers who are cisgender and heterosexual, Manitoba researchers have found — once again'

Faculty of Graduate Studies
Master’s student pursues research with support from the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
October 14, 2021 —
University of Manitoba graduate student Hanika Nakagawa is one of this year’s recipients of the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement.

Research funding supports BIG ideas
June 15, 2021 —
Dozens of research projects have received over $6.5 million in funding to support research excellence in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and engineering fields

We must eliminate profit-making from child care and elder care
May 28, 2021 —
The need for public child care and elder care is growing

Students
Find an opportunity to learn and grow
November 17, 2020 —
You have many career options with an Arts degree! Stephen Alalade’s [BA Adv/2015] story showcases how an Arts degree can quickly connect you to the world of full-time work.

No ‘back to normal’ after COVID-19
August 12, 2020 —
COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the inequities of Canada’s current “curative” health-care system and the problems associated with viewing health policy in isolation from social factors.

SSHRC funding announced for 17 U of M projects, 29 grad students
July 17, 2019 —
Federal Minister of Science and Sport announces support for research projects at the University of Manitoba