Transforming the Learning Experience News Archive
Faculty of Arts
Connecting academic research with real world issues: Grace Elendu’s URA Experience
February 11, 2025 —
Grace Elendu, a criminology major in the Faculty of Arts, earned an Undergraduate Research Award (URA) and learned valuable skills through 16 weeks of mentorship.
Faculty of Arts
Diving into Anthropological Research: LJ Fulugan’s URA Experience
January 22, 2025 —
LJ Fulugan, an anthropology honours student in the Faculty of Arts, gained invaluable experience during their 16 weeks of mentorship with the Undergraduate Research Award (URA).
Students
Trailbreakers and impact makers: standout student success stories of 2024
November 29, 2024 —
UM students have been making an impact in Manitoba and around the world. Check out the year’s top stories showcasing student accomplishments in academics, community impact and personal pursuits.
Faculty of Architecture
Undergraduate Research Award: A summer of development and discovery
October 21, 2024 —
Fourteen Faculty of Architecture students earned Undergraduate Research Awards this summer. Valued at $7000 each, these competitive awards enable students to work with researchers of their choice on projects that develop skills, drive discovery and inspire ideas for their future studies and careers.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Improve your student conversations skills using virtual reality
October 17, 2024 —
A new training series is combining new technology with verbal communication training to help faculty members and sessional instructors have better conversations with students.
Faculty of Arts
Celebrating undergraduate research
September 16, 2024 —
For the second year in a row, the Faculty of Arts gathered in August to celebrate the efforts and contributions of undergraduate student researchers.
Libraries
Make education more affordable and accessible with open educational resources
September 13, 2024 —
Advance Open Ed provides financial and practical support along with educational opportunities to help the UM community create, adapt, and adopt open educational resources (OER).
Price Faculty of Engineering
Building confidence, connections and knowledge with Co-op
September 9, 2024 —
The Co-operative Education and Industrial Internship Program (Co-op/IIP) in the Price Faculty of Engineering offers students hands-on experiences that bring together academic theory and real-world applications in a variety of engineering fields.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Students take on sustainable development projects in Honduras
July 15, 2024 —
Students travelled to Honduras to gain valuable real-world engineering and sustainable development experience with the help of Global Brigades.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Hard work, dedication and skills pay off for students at national competition
April 24, 2024 —
Students at the Price Faculty of Engineering are no strangers to placing well at national competitions. 2024 was no different as four out of five UM teams achieved podium finishes at the Canadian Engineering Competition.