UM Today Archives

October 24, 2025 —  Every year students across the country take part in Career Month. The University of Manitoba is hosting more than 15 events and workshops this year. Whether you have your career path all mapped out, are unsure of your career goal, or somewhere in between, there is an event for you!

October 24, 2025 —  Students reflect on the power of reaching out—how asking for help opened doors to support, growth, and a stronger sense of belonging at UM.

October 24, 2025 —  Director of Student Recruitment Lisa Kachulak-Babey, speaks with host Cory Funk about what Manitoba high school students and their parents can expect at the University of Manitoba Fall Open House

October 24, 2025 —  Twenty-five years after Beverley Rowbotham was slain, her family believes a mysterious letter could shed light on the case that gripped Manitoba

October 24, 2025 —  Dr. Michelle Driedger, Professor in the department of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba, said there are a number of reasons that people may not get immunized

October 24, 2025 —  Sixteen teams of Robson Hall students competed in the twentieth annual Robson Hall Negotiation Competition on the evening of October 14th, 2025. These upper-year students were selected for having excelled in the Legal Negotiation course they took in their second year of law school.

October 24, 2025 —  A bold idea, backed by UM donors, is taking on one of the most entrenched and pernicious problems in our society: hate speech and antisemitism. The newly launched Winograd Initiative for the Study of Contemporary Hate Speech & Antisemitism will greatly enhance the work being done on UM campuses to promote peace and justice. Funded by alumni, Chuck and Libby Winograd, this initiative will integrate rigorous research, academic engagement, and community collaboration, to address hate speech and antisemitism.

October 24, 2025 —  Many published studies have shown that exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb increases a person’s risk of asthma and other inflammatory lung diseases. “What no one knows is how that actually happens,” says Aguilar.

October 24, 2025 —  UM Libraries Digitization Centre is officially open and accepting digitization requests from UM students, staff, faculty and the public. The Digitization Centre digitizes materials such as books, textual materials, photographs, slides, negatives, large formats like maps or architectural drawings, and now film.  

October 23, 2025 —  Brandon Trask, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Manitoba provides perspective on the changes.