Student News Archive
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
A message from Dr. Janice Ristock, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), on Fall Term 2020
May 13, 2020 —
I am writing today to provide information on Fall Term 2020.
Students
What are you doing while you’re #umHomeBound?
April 27, 2020 —
Feeling bored or lethargic while stuck at home? Why not take this opportunity to take some time for yourself or even spend time on that long-neglected hobby! Show us how you’re keeping yourself entertained while being practicing social distancing? Are you testing your cooking skills? Doing DIY projects? Living the island life in Animal Crossing? Share your favourite self-quarantine pastime with @umstudent on Instagram and use the hashtag #umHomeBound for a chance to win a $25 UM Bookstore gift card!
Faculty of Education
New scholarships enhance global learning opportunities
March 10, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba is one of six Canadian universities sharing $1.8 million from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program to support an international exchange.
Students
What are you up to this #uofmWinterBreak?
February 18, 2020 —
It’s the Winter Break! For this month’s photo contest, we are running a Winter Break contest. What are your plans this week? Prepping for your upcoming midterms? Getting ahead on your assignments? Or just chilling at home? Whether you’re loaded with schoolwork or just enjoying the break by travelling, make sure you share your experience with us through the hashtag #uofmWinterBreak! Also, make sure you’re following @umstudent for to get selected to win a $25 UM Bookstore gift card. Enjoy your break!
Students
What’s open on campus over the holiday break?
December 17, 2019 —
Most of the UM will close for the winter holiday at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 20 and reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020
Students
Dear friends and families
October 9, 2019 —
What your guests should know for your convocation ceremony
Sustainability
University of Manitoba students plan events on campus for Global Climate Strike
September 23, 2019 —
In observance of the Global Climate Strike, UM students are planning campus events from Sept. 23-27 to create awareness of environmental issues and the strike itself.
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
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
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