UM Today Archives

January 19, 2022 —  The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law is opening Robson Hall’s virtual doors to the entire legal community to attend a special session on Mindfulness on Monday, January 24 at 12:00 p.m. (CT). Western University’s Professor Thomas G.W. Telfer will speak to law students, faculty, staff, alumni and practicing legal professionals on the topic of “Mindfulness and Lawyer Well-Being.” This event is one of many mental health-oriented events on Robson Hall’s calendar throughout this second pandemic year.

January 18, 2022 —  All adults (age 18+) can receive a booster shot (third dose) of a COVID-19 vaccine and it is strongly recommended to receive your booster as soon as you are eligible

January 18, 2022 —  Join the EDI Community of Practice

January 18, 2022 —  Deadline is 12 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022

January 18, 2022 —  During his term as Dean of the Price Faculty of Engineering, Beddoes deeply shaped the faculty’s student experience, teaching, commitment to increasing diversity, research, industry engagement, and physical facilities.

January 18, 2022 —  Since August, 2021, many of the goals set for the Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law have been attained. A new website complete with social media presence launched this fall. A regular blog and a Western Canada case reporter prepared by law students under faculty supervision are underway. A for-credit Scholarly Publications course for the peer-reviewed Desautels Review of Private Enterprise and Law began with the fall term as an official part of the Law Faculty’s course calendar. And that is just the beginning.

January 18, 2022 —  CBC has named School of Art alumna Jane Heinrichs's children's book Every Home Needs an Elephant one of CBC's best Canadian picture books of 2021.

January 18, 2022 —  Did you know the University of Manitoba is a signatory of the Investing to Address Climate Change: A Charter for Canadian Universities?

January 17, 2022 —  Michael Yellow Bird, dean of the faculty of social work at the University of Manitoba, has worked extensively in mindfulness, introducing it to Indigenous programs and teaching it to Indigenous communities and organizations

January 17, 2022 —  Message from Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), and Naomi Andrew, Vice-President (Administration)