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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Manitoba Co-operator: RBC invests $5 million in Prairie sustainable agriculture : Network News
October 21, 2025 — The new program, announced in Manitoba, links Prairie farmers, students and researchers with tools and training to promote sustainable agriculture.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
The Western Producer: Tick research from the University of Manitoba focuses on insects and testing : Network News
October 21, 2025 — Manitoba researchers are looking into the effects of tick and fly disease in cattle
Faculty of Social Work News
Master’s research: Using theatre to help rewrite stories of traumatic mental health hospital stays : Network News
October 21, 2025 — Eden Middleton, recipient of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 2025 Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M) award, shares more about their research and vision for the future. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? My name is Eden Middleton (they/she) and I am a Settler Canadian from Treaty 7, Moh’kins’tsis. I come from a farming family, grew up camping in the Rockies, and studied English and Drama at the University of Calgary. This sparked a love for critical theory and the arts-based research that I’m translating into my Master in Social Work program here at the University of Manitoba. I’m also a practicing theatre artist, working as a playwright, dramaturg, producer and theatre-maker.
Research and International News
Student research takes centre stage at 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase : Network News
October 21, 2025 — More than 150 students shared their research findings with the wider UM community at the Undergraduate Research Showcase.
Desautels Faculty of Music News
Cello Festival makes its long-awaited return : Campus News
October 21, 2025 — Renowned cellists take to the stage of the Desautels Concert Hall
Faculty of Graduate Studies News
UM Postdoctoral Fellows’ Association Launches the Inaugural 2025 UM Postdoctoral & Graduate Research Showcase : Network News
October 21, 2025 — Plan to attend the 2025 UM Postdoctoral & Graduate Research Showcase, taking place October 23–24 at UMSU University Centre (Fort Garry Campus)
Faculty of Science News
CTV News: ‘Terrified me’: Winnipeg musician claims her voice was used by AI : UM in the News
October 20, 2025 — David Gerhard, computer science professor at the University of Manitoba, said while he cannot comment on this specific case, this is the risk that exists “now that we have these machines that can do this kind of work
Students News
Student Success Month | Spotlight 2 : Network News
October 20, 2025 — UM students share how building relationships, accessing wellness supports, and finding community helped them thrive both personally and academically.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Winnipeg Free Press: Worrying signs of contaminants at torched scrapyard : UM in the News
October 20, 2025 — Dr. Francis Zvomuya, a professor of soil science at the University of Manitoba, said the contaminants found on the site are common in such places, but he worries about the future of the site in the event remediation work isn’t done properly.
Faculty of Graduate Studies News
UM Graduate Student Dr. Emma Martell Wins Distinguished Dissertation Award for Brain Cancer Research : Network News
October 20, 2025 — As Brain Cancer Awareness Day approaches on October 24, Martell’s research is a timely reminder of the urgent need for safer, more effective therapies.





