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Researchers aboard research ship Amundsen. photo Emma Ausen)

UM ranks 6th in Canada on Climate Action; Good Health and Wellbeing

June 30, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba ranks in Canada’s top 20 in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

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Cattle graze in a field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Cattle Country: The role of cattle in sustainable food systems

June 1, 2025 — 
Sara Place from Colorado State University was the featured speaker at the Annual T.K. Lecture hosted by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences where she shared her expertise in livestock systems sustainabilit

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ICE alumni stand beneath the whale bone arch in Niaqunngut (Apex), a scenic area of Iqaluit.

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The power of community and shared leadership

February 21, 2025 — 
The university experience extends beyond textbooks and lectures—it’s also about building community, igniting change and shaping the future.

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Overhead view of a forest with green leaves

Asper School of Business

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba 2nd-last in dollars devoted to mining, energy & forestry projects, federal inventory says

January 23, 2025 — 
Only tiny P.E.I. has less construction planned or underway on major natural resources projects

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Students walking in winter on Fort Garry campus.

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Bring your sustainability project to life with the Green Investment Fund

December 10, 2024 — 
The 2024 Green Investment Fund offers a unique opportunity to bring your innovative ideas to life.

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Carpool to UM and reduce your carbon footprint

November 4, 2024 — 
There are things each one of us can do to help reduce our commuting footprint. If you are not ready to take the bus or ride a bike to campus, carpooling can help you reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

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Overlooking the quad on Fort Garry campus, with tree leaves changing to orange in autumn.

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Get funded: Apply for the UM Green Investment Fund today!

October 29, 2024 — 
Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a tangible impact on our campus and beyond? 

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Bike lanes on a street near Bannatyne campus

Sustainability Month and you

September 27, 2024 — 
October is Sustainability Month, which means it’s time for all of us to look at ways we can get involved in developing a more climate-friendly University of Manitoba.

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Yellow autumn leaves on trees in front of the Buller Greenhouse on the Fort Garry campus.

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Sustainability intranet site launches

September 27, 2024 — 
October is Sustainability Month, and that means it’s time to renew our focus on actions we can all take to reduce our environmental footprint.

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Bike cage at the Active Living Centre

Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

New secure bike parking opens at the ALC

July 29, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, has opened a new secure bike parking facility at the Active Living Centre (ALC).

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