Students News Archive
Students
Get an advantage with Summer Welcome on May 6
May 4, 2021 —
For the first time, the UM First Year Centre is introducing Summer Welcome — a day of online programming to orient you to the University of Manitoba and help prepare you for your first year.
Faculty of Science
Bioinformatics Lab – Q&A with Olivier Tremblay-Savard
May 3, 2021 —
A professor in the department of computer science, Bioinformatics Lab at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Tremblay-Savard’s research interests include comparative genomics, and human computing games in genomics. His interest in science goes way back and he credits the terrific science teachers he had in high school/ CEGEP and scientific tv shows for inspiring him. Dr. Tremblay-Savard received a BSc and a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the University of Montreal. He completed a postdoc, in Human Computing and Bioinformatics from McGill University.
Students
Hidden job opportunities
April 28, 2021 —
In any organization, there are typically more positions available than first meet the eye. Richardson International is a great example of just that.
Sustainability
Reimagine the Eastern Transportation Corridor
April 28, 2021 —
University of Manitoba undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to help reimagine the Eastern Transportation Corridor spaces on the Fort Garry campus
Students
UM’s Student Life office has ideas about how to get involved!
April 27, 2021 —
At UM, Student Life supports and facilitates involvement in activities outside coursework, enriching the overall student experience
Price Faculty of Engineering
Price Faculty students engineer a win at Stu Clark New Venture Championships
April 26, 2021 —
The competition, hosted annually for the past 16 years by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Asper School of Business, focuses on which team can create the most convincing business plan, with several key deliverables along the way.
Students
Bringing in the Bystander – working together to end sexual violence at UM
April 22, 2021 —
In order to help contribute to a culture of safety on campus—UM’s Student Support is recruiting paid facilitators for a sexual violence prevention program called Bringing in the Bystander™.
3MT winner cites passion for research as driving force in competition
April 22, 2021 —
Nolan De Leon, a graduate student who is an aspiring physician won first place and the Archie McNicol Prize at the University of Manitoba Three Minute Thesis finals on April 21, 2021
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Medical students lobby province for universal coverage of contraception
April 22, 2021 —
A group of Max Rady College of Medicine students is calling on the provincial government to implement universal coverage of all contraception for Manitobans.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Civility Saves Lives Manitoba campaign calls for respect in the clinical learning environment
April 20, 2021 —
A group of students, residents, faculty and staff from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is working to promote respect and civility in the clinical learning environment with a new campaign.