UM Today Archives

December 10, 2025 —  On Dec. 16, the Office for Equity Transformation and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management are hosting a webinar to celebrate the launch of a book titled Inclusion and Equity in Outdoor Leisure. The book co-edited by FKRM Assistant Professor, Dr. Mandi Baker.

December 10, 2025 —  Dr. Divya Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC's Marjorie Dowhos about how connecting the return of American products to charity may change Canadian consumer attitudes.

December 10, 2025 —  An exhibit featuring student photography that examines health and social issues took place on Dec. 2 on the Fort Garry campus.

December 10, 2025 —  Asper School Professors Chi Liao, Sean Buchanan, Mohammad Eslami, and Wei Wang were celebrated during the 2025 Associates Awards.

December 10, 2025 —  Dr. Britt Drögemöller's lab team is the first in the world to harness two kinds of unique large-scale data to develop a polygenic risk score for cisplatin-induced hearing loss.

December 9, 2025 —  Dr. Jennifer Hedges, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba’s faculty of social work, said while it’s not ideal for kids to spend long periods of time in emergency placements, she wonders what kind of outcomes the “one and done” policy the province is enacting will achieve without examining the root issues that lead to kids ending up in those placements long-term.

December 9, 2025 —  A new space has opened on the Bannatyne campus for members of the Rady Faculty community to practise their faith, explore their spirituality, or simply pause and reflect.  

December 9, 2025 —  The University of Manitoba has become the first university to join the Digital Governance Council, a national organization dedicated to ensuring confidence in the responsible design, architecture, and management of digital technologies.

December 9, 2025 —  Here are just some of the things that had our “horns up” with pride in 2025