UM Today Archives

November 5, 2025 —  Last week, Dictionary.com named the Word of the Year for 2025. It is, to no surprise for middle-schoolers, ‘6-7’. For those of us who are not 13, Dr. Nicole Rosen, head of linguistics at the University of Manitoba, breaks it down

November 5, 2025 —  Dr. Christopher Adams, Adjunct professor of political science, discusses his thoughts on the announcement

November 4, 2025 —  A University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law professor is bringing a host of top international legal scholars to Winnipeg on November 14 for the inaugural Insights ’25 Canadian Forum for Business and Human Rights conference.

November 4, 2025 —  Dr. Adam King, assistant professor of labour studies at the University of Manitoba, said what the Carney government has signalled thus far does not hint at public austerity measures in the traditional sense of cuts across the board

November 4, 2025 —  The University of Manitoba (UM) is proud to announce a transformative $5.4 million gift from Drs. Wayne [BSc(ME)/80, LLD/23] and Eleanor Chiu to establish the Chiu Centre for Business Serving Community.

November 4, 2025 —  Jasmeen Rai decided to make some changes to her study habits last year.

November 4, 2025 —  Why do we only have pumpkin spice flavoured things in the fall? CBC's Chloe Friesen went looking for answers with Dr. Sonia Bookman, Associate Professor and Department Head, Sociology and Criminology.

November 4, 2025 —  Five assistant professors from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are among 24 researchers who have received a total of nearly $1.8 million in New Investigator Operating Grants from Research Manitoba. 

November 4, 2025 —  A round up of some of the most important Aurora cards that were launched or updated and what it means for students.

November 4, 2025 —  What are the dangers of vaping, especially on young people? Third-year respiratory therapy student Kaitlin Reilly received a UM undergraduate research award to work on a project this summer on the effects of e-cigarettes and vaping.