undergraduate students News Archive
![Students in a group studying in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Students_campus_Helm_2014-1904-copy-150x150.jpg)
Students
The Next 6 Weeks
October 30, 2017 —
New program offers continued supports for a successful first year of studies
![Students and bombers](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-09-21-IMG_2120-Bombers-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Education
Elementary school students get taste of university
October 26, 2017 —
From meeting the Blue Bombers on the stadium field, to learning about a lighting project for growing vegetables and fruits in the North at the Engineering Building, and touring the geology exhibits at Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie, some 120 wide-eyed elementary school students got a taste of university student life this fall.
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Sustainability
Live screening of Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power featuring a Q&A with Al Gore
October 20, 2017 —
Thursday, Oct. 26 – Q&A at 5:30 p.m., with film screening from 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
![Deadline to register for the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition is 4 p.m. on Oct. 13, 2017.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Poster-competition_WEB-150x150.jpg)
2017 Undergraduate Research Poster Competition
October 3, 2017 —
Prizes of will be awarded in multiple categories.
![17 Global Sustainable Development Goals](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SDGs-150x150.png)
Sustainability
17 global goals to accomplish 3 big things
September 28, 2017 —
What are the biggest problems faced by people in our community, country and worldwide? The World’s Largest Lesson introduces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to youth around the world and unites them in action.
![Adam Nepon (IH Asper School of Business graduate student and year 1 problem winner) and Darren Fast (Director, Technology Transfer Office)](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Game-Changer-Announcing-the-Winners-150x150.jpg)
Game Changer: Manitoba’s Idea Competition
September 26, 2017 —
It’s time to assemble a team to answer one of the six winning problems for a chance to win the $10,000 grand prize
![Game Changer - Manitoba's Idea Competition](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RES-00-046-GameChanger-UMT-1-150x150.jpg)
Phase one of Game Changer has begun
August 29, 2017 —
$20,000 up for grabs in Manitoba’s idea competition
![Mario Phaneuf will receive the Governor General’s Silver Medal for outstanding achievement at the undergraduate level.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Phaneuf_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Celebrating 140 years of our graduates
June 5, 2017 —
It is highly significant that the identification of the U of M's first graduate as Métis coincided with this year’s awarding of the Governor General’s Silver Medal
![Paul Williamson.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Paul-Williamson_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Third-year pianist a four-time national award winner
April 3, 2017 —
Paul Williamson represented Manitoba at the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association National Competition, winning first prize and three other special prizes
![(L-R) Karissa Kirkup, Mario Solis Nepote, Charlene Hallett and Anjali Yadav at the 2017 Emerging Leaders event.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Emerging-Leaders-Dinner_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Students
Our emerging leader students celebrated
March 27, 2017 —
More than 140 students, faculty and staff gathered to recognize and be inspired by our future leaders at the 2017 event