UM Today Archives

November 25, 2025 —  Active Abilities Canada and the Canadian Disability Participation Project 2.0 are launching the Municipal Guide for Disability Inclusion in Recreation and Physical Activity to coincide with International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 3.

November 25, 2025 —  Highly publicized grizzly bear attacks have ignited calls to reopen grizzly trophy hunts across Western Canada. The most recent push came from the B.C. Wildlife Federation, a conservation and hunting advocacy organization that called for a hunting season on grizzlies after a bear attacked a group of schoolchildren in Bella Coola, B.C., leaving two people critically injured and two others seriously hurt.

November 25, 2025 —  CTV's Rahim Ladhani has the details on the Ontario Coaching Report and speaks with Dr. Jay Johnson, a Canadian hazing researcher and Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba

November 25, 2025 —  The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nano and Cell Imaging Facility (NCIF) has a new home on the Bannatyne campus.

November 25, 2025 —  At Reg Litz Teaching Day, Asper School of Business Faculty explored how to think human-centered amidst AI's increasing impact on the classroom.

November 25, 2025 —  More than 60 faculty, staff, students and community members attended a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 20.

November 24, 2025 —  Dr. Christopher Adams, adjunct professor of political science at the University of Manitoba, said the decision to change course from an earlier plan and put in an overpass won't jeopardize safety, but does seem like "a political decision by a premier who feels for those communities that were affected."

November 24, 2025 —  On the day he was to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Manitoba, celebrated alum L. Kerry Vickar [LLB/80] first made a stop in the basement of Robson Hall. There, he was welcomed by law students and faculty in the bright, modern home of the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic, a space filled with offices, boardrooms, collaborative work areas and even two sound-proof conference booths.

November 24, 2025 —  To reflect on this milestone, we turn to the voices of those who have helped shape the NCTR and its deep connection to UM over the past decade.