UM in the News News Archive
CBC: A healthy deal for Manitoba?
September 13, 2017 —
Professor Emeritus Paul Thomas, political studies, wrote the following op-ed for CBC. It was originally published on Sept. 12, 2017.
Yahoo!: Soil testing underway for 100 properties in St. Boniface amid contamination concerns
September 12, 2017 —
University of Manitoba researchers and volunteers went yard-to-yard in south St. Boniface Monday collecting garden vegetables and soil samples for testing amid concerns the dirt is contaminated.
Toronto Sun: Let’s put Wynne where she belongs
September 12, 2017 —
A study by political scientists Andrea Rounce and Karine Levasseur at the University of Manitoba in 2015 showed public sector workers tend to vote on the left,
Wpg Free Press: ‘Turning grief into compassion’: Winnipeg woman who lost partner in 9-11 quietly marks anniversary
September 11, 2017 —
'Three weeks before the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks that killed her spouse Chris Egan, Ellen Judd was in a Guantanamo Bay courtroom sitting across from the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed'
Global News: How to pump out the best cheer during Banjo Bowl
September 7, 2017 —
Vocal professor Mel Braun explains how to create a powerful cheer for this weekend’s annual Banjo Bowl
NY Times: Canadian Town, Isolated After Losing Rail Link, ‘Feels Held Hostage’
August 31, 2017 —
"We can expect more of this — one-in-100-year flood events"
Hill Times: Defence minister’s ex-parliamentary secretary says Canada should join ballistic missile defence
August 30, 2017 —
Andrea Charron said the Defence Committee should hear from “people to explain to them how exactly how difficult it is, how unproven it is, how expensive it can be” to pursue ballistic missile defence.
Op-ed: Hum hum, not vroom vroom: Electric cars are Manitoba’s road forward
August 29, 2017 —
How can we follow Norway's example?
CBC: Rename schools?
August 28, 2017 —
Niigaan Sinclair shares how fatherhood sparked a crisis in his life after his first child was born
CTV: Tall grass, less herbicides can save Manitoba Hydro cash
August 25, 2017 —
Researchers at the University of Manitoba have found a way to save Manitoba Hydro money, without spending a dime.





