UM Today Archives

May 28, 2021 —  On May 21, Research Manitoba, the Victoria General Hospital Foundation (VGHF) and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences announced the names of 15 telepresence robots that will help care for Manitobans living with dementia as part of a strategic partnership announced last year.

May 27, 2021 —  A year ago, Dr. Virginia Torrie published her first book, Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (University of Toronto Press, 2020). Given that it is about her favourite subjects – bankruptcy and history, and given her proven track record of being an excellent teacher (having won the 2017 Barney Sneiderman Award) it is not too surprising that it was short-listed for the 2021 Manitoba Book Awards’ Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction.

May 27, 2021 —  The Kickoff Grant will specifically contribute towards the further development of the Implementation Toolkit, a guide to mobilizing the new university mental health strategy, Success Through Wellness 2.0

May 27, 2021 —  Celebrating the success of 33 students who earned degrees in wide range of disciplines

May 27, 2021 —  ENGAP and the Price Faculty of Engineering looks forward to welcoming back the ENGAP Classes of 2020 and 2021 for formal celebrations as soon as it is safe to do so

May 26, 2021 —  New Academic Jobs - May 26, 2021

May 26, 2021 —  Professors Philip Ferguson and Pooneh Maghoul from the Price Faculty of Engineering have received funding from the LEAP Planetary Science Investigation Grants (2021-2026) as part of a cross-disciplinary project.

May 26, 2021 —  Four CCAE awards given for Convocation, Front and Centre campaign, Indigenous speaker series and alumni magazine  

May 26, 2021 —  'What the study results do is really help public health with messaging and communication'

May 26, 2021 —  Two-year terms