UM in the News News Archive
CBC: Indspire Awards honour Cree doctor who serves her home community
June 24, 2019 —
Dr. Marlyn Cook earns honour
Alumni
Wpg Free Press: Alum creates new gaming system
June 24, 2019 —
Playdate, a quirky game system that’s earning international buzz months
Op-ed: The strike, Shoal Lake and Indigenous dispossession
June 18, 2019 —
The Winnipeg General Strike and the arrival of Shoal Lake water in Winnipeg taps occurred at the same time, and in the same place, and are part of a larger story of Indigenous dispossession.
Wpg. Free Press: Alum donates $10 million to Asper School of Business
June 17, 2019 —
Stu Clark, a class of 1976 University of Manitoba commerce grad, has made another huge gift to the Asper School of Business
Faculty of Social Work
The Conversation: Canada must end complicity in China’s brutal organ trafficking regime
June 14, 2019 —
'The clock is ticking on Canada’s chance to enact important measures against organ trafficking,' writes Professor Maria Cheung
Wpg. Free Press: University of Manitoba logo inspired by reconciliation
June 13, 2019 —
It’s a depiction of a bison walking uphill against the wind underneath the Northern Lights with a flame that represents reconciliation with Indigenous people.
The Conversation: Canada’s MMIWG report spurs debate on the shifting definitions of genocide
June 7, 2019 —
'One genocide is never the same as another, and therefore a static law or a fixed concept of genocide is of little use to protect us from its horrors'
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
The Conversation: How your phone can interrupt the good vibes of a summer music festival
June 7, 2019 —
As many people head to their favourite festival they will do so with their mobile phone safely tucked into their pocket. But what most people don’t consider is how this will impact their experience — for better or worse.
The Conversation: Canada’s UN submission will (eventually) draw the last lines on the map
June 5, 2019 —
In May 2019, Canada made a partial submission to the United Nations to recognize an extended continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the Arctic Ocean
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CTV: High lead levels in soil leave St. Boniface residents with questions
June 4, 2019 —
Soil scientist Francis Zvomuya weighs in