UM Today Archives

October 16, 2025 —  For UM alumni, the years since graduation are also years of giving, connection, community and impact. Between every milestone class reunion—the graduation anniversaries that end in a 5 or 0—there are many more moments that matter.

October 16, 2025 —  The second concert in the newly-minted Desautels Concert Series is set to feature a rare gathering of the entire jazz faculty at the University of Manitoba. To hear trumpet instructor Jonathan Challoner say that the gathering is an inspiring one for the players would be an understatement

October 16, 2025 —  The ESSENCE project - Emeriti and Senior Scholars Engaged in Navigating Continued Excellence - has been launched. Led by the Office of the Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) and funded by the 2025–2026 Strategic Initiatives Support Fund, the ESSENCE project offers new ways to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the ongoing contributions of Emeriti and Senior Scholars.

October 15, 2025 —  It was a day of celebration and of recognition Wednesday, as the University of Manitoba Indigenous studies department marked a half-century of scholarship, honouring decades of students and scholars in their pursuit of justice for Indigenous peoples.

October 15, 2025 —  Winnipeg author and historian Dr. Gerald Friesen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of History has won the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize for his biography The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman

October 15, 2025 —  Dr. Barry Prentice, Professor and Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), speaks with CBC host Marjorie Dowhos about rising coffee prices, their global causes, and what it means for consumers and businesses.

October 15, 2025 —  Renewal: Indigenous Perspectives on Land-Based Education In and Beyond the Classroom is the second book from editors Christine M'Lot and Katya Ferguson Adamov.

October 14, 2025 —  CTV's Maralee chats with Dr. Alex Crawford, Assistant Professor, Department of Environment and Geography about the widespread death of coral reefs and how Earth may have crossed an irreversible climate tipping point.

October 14, 2025 —  Dr. Adam King, Assistant Professor of Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba speaks with CBC's Marcy Markusa about Canada Post’s shift from a nationwide strike to rotating strikes and what it means for workers and home delivery.

October 14, 2025 —  2025 marks our third annual Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking month at the University of Manitoba.