News Archive
$2.4 million in research funding for new and renewed research chairs
December 9, 2016 —
Two new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) have been awarded to University of Manitoba and a third has been renewed
Operations and Maintenance
Record-breaking snowfall
December 9, 2016 —
All-hands-on-deck needed to clear 6,000 parking lot stalls and 27 km of sidewalks on campus
Dangers of fentanyl
December 9, 2016 —
In light of a number recent deaths, the university is proactively warning the U of M community about the dangers of the drug using a harm reduction model
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
‘Genice’: Genomics and Ice
December 8, 2016 —
New research project partners teams at Universities of Manitoba and Calgary to study the impact of oil spills in Arctic environments
Blacklisted in Naples, awarded in Vancouver
December 6, 2016 —
Before winning a prestigious award for best music publication in 2016, Kurt Markstrom had to outsmart a librarian
Awards honour Indigenous youth
December 5, 2016 —
Seven students from the University of Manitoba received Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards, honouring outstanding endeavours
Op-ed: What can possibly explain our failure to address child poverty?
December 5, 2016 —
'If governments are serious about addressing child poverty, they must combine jobs policies with effective redistribution programs aimed directly at children.'
Trending: For the week of December 5 – 11
December 5, 2016 —
Current hashtags plus other social media bits & pieces
The environmental science of beauty
December 2, 2016 —
Riley Fache is a fourth-year biology student who is making and marketing her own line of skin care products that are easy on the skin, but also less harmful on the environment than many commercial creams and bath oils
Desautels Faculty of Music
Jazzin’ up December
November 30, 2016 —
Desautels Faculty of Music presenting concerts throughout the month of December