UM Today Archives

July 25, 2024 —  Sentencing arguments wrap up in the hearing for disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard

July 24, 2024 —  Manitoba warns fruit growers about invasive pest

July 24, 2024 —  Sobr Market rides non-alcoholic beverage wave

July 24, 2024 —  New academic jobs - July 24, 2024

July 24, 2024 —  An exhibit of photographs from former UM researcher Dr. Klaus Hochheim is open at Canadian Mennonite University until the end of August. Dr. Hochheim was a climatologist and ice scientist in the Centre for Earth Observation Science for 12 years until his tragic death in a helicopter crash in the Arctic in September 2013.  

July 23, 2024 —  When Peri Venkatesh [MN/91] arrived in Manitoba in 1971, he was unsure what career path he would take. Nursing and education weren’t even considerations at the time.

July 23, 2024 —  Joy Bajwa, 3rd year Environmental Design student, co-op placement at Gillis Quarries Limited helps supplement his education by developing and enhancing various skills to hands-on learning and skills with practical experience.

July 23, 2024 —  Dr. Kent Fowler and his team of students recently travelled to South Africa to continue their research on the Zulu Kingdom Archaeology Project. The SSHRC Insight and Insight Development grants funded the project from 2020 to 2026. The research is being conducted in the heartland of the Zulu Kingdom in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

July 22, 2024 —  The Faculty of Law has been busy hosting a variety of Justice-related events this summer while law students are away working and gaining hands-on legal practice experience. On May 6th-7th, 2024, the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Law Foundation hosted the first annual Access to Justice Forum. This year the focus of the Forum was supporting A2J for Indigenous & racialized communities in Manitoba. The Forum included presentations from Marc Kruse (Director of Indigenous Legal Learning and Services, U of M, Faculty of Law), Laurelle Harris, K.C. (Equitable Solutions Consulting) and the British Columbia Indigenous Justice Centre.

July 22, 2024 —  A placement in northern Manitoba during first-year medical school opened Dr. Emma Anderson’s eyes to the possibilities of practicing in a remote northern community.