UM Today Archives

August 21, 2025 —  Dr. Catherine Cook, MD, MSc, CCFP, FCFP and V.P. Emerita (Indigenous), has been named as the 2025 inductee to the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame. She is the 51st inductee with her likeness unveiled today at Assiniboine Park.

August 21, 2025 —  The research team is seeking children and youth aged six to 24 who have taken SSRI antidepressants for depression, anxiety or OCD to help personalize treatment in Manitoba and beyond. 

August 20, 2025 —  Asper Professor and Director of Sustainability Minelle Silva publishes a years-in-the-making research article in FT50-ranked publication

August 19, 2025 —  University of Manitoba doctoral student, Shruti Kashyap, is studying early-season moisture as it relates to verticillium disease severity. That led to the discovery that plants with thick suberin-rich roots had lower disease. Kashyap worked with her advisors, Claudio Stasolla and Harmeet Chawla, Plant Science professors in the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences.

August 19, 2025 —  Two Max Rady College of Medicine professors have been elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community.

August 19, 2025 —  The Work-Study program offers part-time, on-campus employment for students with financial need during the school year. Apply to the program to gain valuable work experience and skills related to your field right on campus!

August 18, 2025 —  On Sunday, September 14, the entire country will come together to honour Terry Fox and his dream of a world without cancer.

August 18, 2025 —  No commitment to extending program to all newborns and young children

August 18, 2025 —  Eric Laferriere says he doesn’t remember much about the incident, but says everything happened so fast.