UM Today Archives

October 31, 2025 —  From pumpkins to costumes to candy, many Canadians are now dishing out a lot of money to celebrate Halloween. CBC's Brittany Greenslade talks about Halloween spending with Dr. Sandeep Arora, Department Head and associate professor of the Marketing Department, Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba.

October 31, 2025 —  The Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources is proud to celebrate the achievements of its students. Check out the full list of awardees from the 2025-2026 academic year.

October 31, 2025 —  Join UM Libraries Nov 17-20 for the annual celebration of GIS (Geographic Information Systems). GIS Days brings together students, researchers, community organizations and industry professionals for four days of interactive virtual and in-person programming.

October 31, 2025 —  On Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, St John's College community members will come together to recognize the accomplishments of our 2025 graduating members, along with students, fellows, and alumni who have made meaningful contributions to the College. This year, St John's College is proud to support students across the University of Manitoba by awarding over $220,000 in scholarships and bursaries! 

October 30, 2025 —  The Canadian Journal of Human Rights (CJHR) was honoured to sponsor and participate in the Ruby Sachs Symposium on Global 2SLGBTQI+ Legal Advocacy, held October 5–7, 2025, at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Co-sponsors included the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, the Manitoba Law Foundation, and the LGBT Purge Fund. The Symposium was led and organized by Dr. Shayna Plaut, the Museum’s Director of Research and Exhibition Development. Former Ontario premier Bob Rae delivered the keynote address. 

October 30, 2025 —  Virologist and University of Manitoba assistant professor Julie Lajoie speaks with host Marcy Markusa about what Canada losing its measles elimination status means and why vaccination is crucial.

October 30, 2025 —  Dr. Katie Szilagyi, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC's Laurie Hoogstraten about why generative A-I isn’t the solution to the Canada Revenue Agency’s call centre failures after a critical Auditor General report found taxpayers often couldn’t get through or got wrong information.

October 30, 2025 —  Last week marked an important milestone for the School of Art with the opening of the new Indigenous Student Space (ISS) at 491 Taché Hall—a long-anticipated project shaped by collaboration, care, and community.

October 30, 2025 —  Three UM community members have been named among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2025, recognized for their leadership, vision, determination, passion and mentorship of others.  

October 30, 2025 —  Thirty-one PharmD students from the second-, third- and fourth-year classes at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were recognized for their academic achievements during the previous academic year.