Students News Archive
No football, soccer for Bisons in Fall Term 2020
June 8, 2020 —
Canada West announces the cancellation of Fall Term sports due to the impact of COVID-19.
Anti-racism activism must mean more than hashtags
June 8, 2020 —
UM law student Chimwemwe Undi, a poet and spoken word artist living on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, explained why social media movements such as the recent #BlackoutTuesday did not accomplish its goal of raising awareness
Students
Life in Pandemic – Living in liminal spaces
June 4, 2020 —
Most of life’s changes occur over long periods that we hardly notice them (like my waist enhancement). At other times, however, we are brutally thrust into change without any warning.
3MT winner dedicates award to research lab
June 4, 2020 —
A student who is working with an international team of researchers to understand the link between a birth control drug and HIV infection impressed a prestigious panel of judges at the eighth annual University of Manitoba Three Minute Thesis finals on June 3, 2020,
Students
Message to students on anti-racism
June 2, 2020 —
At the University of Manitoba each member of the campus community has a role to play in contributing toward an environment where all students feel recognized, valued, respected and treated fairly.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Summer nursing researchers distanced but connected
June 1, 2020 —
The Manitoba Centre for Nursing Health Research (MCNHR) Summer Research Internship Program kicked-off its 10th year on May 11, with summer student research assistants working from home for the first time in the program’s history.
Alumni
UM launches online resource for networking & mentorship
June 1, 2020 —
The University has launched UM Café – an online platform powered by Ten Thousand Coffees – to encourage students, alumni and industry partners to network and exchange knowledge and advice.
Desautels Faculty of Music
Jan Michael Bourgeois went from studying ions to “Ionisation”
May 27, 2020 —
2020 DFOM graduate Jan Michael Bourgeois brings passion to percussion and the podium
Sustainability
Join the Commuter Challenge 2020
May 27, 2020 —
It’s time to start logging your sustainable commute again – the annual Commuter Challenge will take place from May 31 to June 6 but with a little bit of a work from home twist!
Helping students coping with mental illness
May 25, 2020 —
Kyle Hiebert says that increased financial pressure, a rapidly changing world and an uncertain future for jobs or careers has made students emotionally distressed.