UM History News Archive
St. John's College
Decades of work recently on long-awaited Norquay book
April 11, 2024 —
Over a decade ago, Dr. Friesen set out to write a biography on the former premier. What started as a small part of his thesis work as a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto later became a project Gerald pursued after finishing his forty-year teaching career at the University of Manitoba.
Bisons’ kicker, Maya Turner, makes history becoming first woman to play, score in regular-season U Sports football game
September 25, 2023 —
Manitoba Bisons' kicker Maya Turner made history on Saturday becoming the first woman to play and score in regular-season U Sports football game.
CBC: Lost campus: Virtual tour exposes bizarre, forgotten history at University of Manitoba
March 29, 2022 —
'You just get a sense of a different kind of lifestyle,' former archivist says
Libraries
Lost campus: a virtual tour of forgotten spaces and places at the University of Manitoba
March 18, 2022 —
Over the years, many spaces and places on campus have come and gone. Some are remembered by past generations of students and staff, but many others now lie beyond living memory. A virtual historical tour has been created for some of UM's sites