Student News Archive
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Price Faculty of Engineering
2019 Schulich Leader: Nikolaus Reichert
August 21, 2019 —
When Reichert isn’t being a typical first-year UM engineering student, he’s designing high-altitude weather balloons capable of recording more than three times the data of an average balloon
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Faculty of Science
2019 Schulich Leader: Mia Battad
August 21, 2019 —
Drawn to technology from an early age, Mia Battad loved racing home from school to play on the family computer
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U of M welcomes two Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients this fall
August 6, 2019 —
Mia Battad, a student at Balmoral Hall School and Nikolaus Reichert of Garden City Collegiate have each been awarded the Schulich Leader Scholarship
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Indigenous
Graduation Pow Wow profile: Jenna Vandal
April 29, 2019 —
A true advocate for the environment and Indigenous rights, student Jenna Vandal has always carved her own path
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Students
New off-campus website available to students
January 22, 2019 —
The University of Manitoba has partnered with Places4Students.com, a company specializing in providing academic institutions with off-campus housing solutions. Places4Students.com has introduced a new and improved rental property listing service for students, landlords and members of the U of M community.
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CBC: The 2019 warming huts which will line Winnipeg’s frozen Red River were unveiled Friday
November 13, 2018 —
This year, U of M students designed Pavilion Sub-Zero, described as "a shimmering, colourful cloud floating above performers and audience members in The Forks Historic Port, the heart of the Red River Mutual Trail."
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Students
October’s spooky Instagram photo contest winner
November 5, 2018 —
Thanks to all of you who got spooky with us for our October Instagram contest! The entries for the #umspooky October Instagram photo contest inspired your gothic photograph skills, and all the entries were spook-tacular!
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Students
October Instagram photo contest
October 23, 2018 —
It’s that time of year… are you feeling the Halloween spirit? Have you heard about the ghost of a former art professor who is rumoured to haunt Art Barn?
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Kaley Jean Van Workum, an artist on the way up
October 18, 2018 —
Van Workum is graduating this Fall from a program she found enriching and fulfilling
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Cannabis policy on campus
October 16, 2018 —
As of Oct. 17, recreational cannabis will be legal in Canada, and students, staff, and faculty may have questions about whether they can legally possess and consume it on University property