UM Today Archives

February 21, 2024 —  Manitoba's low inflation rate shows gas-tax cut is working, but it may also indicate a slumping economy

February 21, 2024 —  Dr. Robert McRuer, a professor of English at George Washington University, is the second guest speaker in the Anti-Ableism and Accessibility Speaker Series, hosted by the Office of Equity Transformation.

February 20, 2024 —  The University of Manitoba Symphony Orchestra dives headfirst into a program of fiery, forceful and exciting German repertoire paired alongside a brand-new work by a student composer.  

February 20, 2024 —  The New Yorker: Vaclav Smil and the Value of Doubt

February 20, 2024 —  Staffer severance payments reach $1.7M after Manitoba government changes hands

February 20, 2024 —  A team of volunteer students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences recently completed a program welcoming over 80 youth from across Winnipeg to explore health-care careers as part of an initiative through CanU, a Winnipeg-based charitable organization.

February 20, 2024 —  Claiming space in the Great Outdoors

February 20, 2024 —  Meet the 2024 3MT© challengers

February 20, 2024 —  “Recently, my daughter created a story with an AI prompt. She wanted to talk to the protagonist, so AI took on the persona. My daughter advised the character, a fictional AI simulation. It was mind blowing. This is the future. It is just the surface of what is possible.” - Sal Khan

February 20, 2024 —  Munashe Nhunzwi is a 4-year Biochemistry Co-op major who has also worked in Dr. Sabine Kuss's lab in the department of chemistry. In this interview, she shares the importance of working in a lab and developing experiments from scratch. She mentions lack of or delayed access to the correct information to be one of the main challenges for students when it comes to their studies and says she is determined to support prospective students with her knowledge as everyone “deserve[s] the correct information and the right guidance for their journey in university.”