UM Today Archives

November 18, 2024 —  At the official opening on Nov. 18 of a $2.5-million facility on UM’s Bannatyne campus, scientists showed off laboratory animals with surprising potential for biomedical research: tropical fish.

November 18, 2024 —  Ancillary Police Powers in Canada: A Critical Assessment, co-authored by John Burchill, practicing professional instructor, and Dr. Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law, was released by UBC Press on October 15, 2024. Written in collaboration with legal scholars Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Terry Skolnik, the book critically examines the legal and social dimensions of ancillary police powers in Canada.

November 18, 2024 —  The Faculty of Law congratulates the newest graduates of the University of Manitoba’s Master of Human Rights Program. Six students crossed the stage on October 23, 2024 to receive this unique interdisciplinary graduate degree supported by the four faculties of Arts, Education, Law and Social Work.

November 17, 2024 —  More sophisticated sensors and data analysis are pushing the idea of true smart barns, and livestock producers are going to need to jump in on the technology, professor says

November 15, 2024 —  Describing her own legal career as being "all over the place," Dr. Sara Seck, Director of the Marine and Environmental Law Institute at Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law revealed an immense wealth of knowledge gained from her academic and professional journey when visiting Robson Hall this fall as the inaugural Desautels Centre lecturer in Business and Human Rights law.

November 15, 2024 —  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew brings 3 new ministers into cabinet in minor shuffle

November 15, 2024 —  UM Falling Walls Lab grand-prize winner Nolan De Leon took the main stage at the global Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin, Germany.

November 15, 2024 —  A day with Dr. Avery Miller - From theoretical computer science to challenges as a 2SLGBTQIA+ researcher

November 15, 2024 —  Two incoming students were awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships upon their entry to the University of Manitoba this year. One of those students is Landon Reid from Powerview School in Powerview, Manitoba. Reid started his studies at UM this fall in the Price Faculty of Engineering.

November 15, 2024 —  Two incoming students were awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships upon their entry to the University of Manitoba this year. One of those students is Gregory Petryk from Oak Park High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Petryk started his studies at UM this fall in the Faculty of Science.