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Students

CBC Manitoba: Back to school begins at the University of Manitoba

September 2, 2025 — 
Back to school begins at the University of Manitoba

Dr. Marcia Anderson Vice-dean Indigenous health, social justice and anti-racism

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Woman’s 2020 death in RCMP cell shows need for Thompson detox centre: inquest

August 29, 2025 — 
'Pattern of anti-Indigenous stereotypes and bias' seen in Celine Samuel's ER visits weeks before death: expert

Dr. Andrea Charron Director of the University of Manitoba's Centre for Defence and Security Studies

Faculty of Arts

The Free Press: The northern front

August 29, 2025 — 
Manitoba poised to become a hub for increased efforts to assert Canada’s Arctic sovereignty

Pink ribbon symbolizing cancer support/awareness. Photo by: Miguel Á. Padriñán

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

BPM: Thousands diagnosed yet few women know the warning signs

August 28, 2025 — 
Survey shows Canadian women want doctors to start more conversations on gynecological health

Royal School’s Luna the Polar Bear design is one of 25 finalists in a new NASA contest.

Price Faculty of Engineering

The Free Press: Winnipeg elementary school shoots for moon with stuffie design

August 28, 2025 — 
Luna the Space Polar Bear could blast off with astronauts next year

Research and International

Media coverage: Port of Churchill research and development potential

August 27, 2025 — 
People are talking about UM, its research and impact in Churchill and for Manitoba.

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Faculty of Education

CBC: Indigenous teachers and community-based training

August 26, 2025 — 
Marti Ford, Associate Dean of Indigenous education in UM's Faculty of Education talks to CBC about recruitment and retention of Indigenous teachers with a new initiative with UM and Frontier School division supported by Rideau Hall Foundation.

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Person with short hair and blue sweater stands in front of a mic on a mic stand. They are holding a guitar. There are two other people to their left, also smiling and with mic's on mic stands.

Desautels Faculty of Music

Classic 107: UM’s songmaking micro-certificate

August 25, 2025 — 
Lana Winterhalt, an instructor in UM's micro-certificate course Songmaking, spoke to Nolan Kehler at Classic 107 on how the program brings together musicians of all types and abilities.

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Nathan Derejko, an assistant law professor at the University of Manitoba and the Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice.

Faculty of Law

CBC Manitoba: How Israel bypassed international laws to move towards the erasure of Palestinian statehood

August 25, 2025 — 
How Israel bypassed international laws to move towards the erasure of Palestinian statehood

Dr. David Babb at Muller Ice Cap cheering on the Winnipeg Jets.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

CBC Manitoba: U of M researcher and his team are headed back to the Arctic to investigate sea ice.

August 22, 2025 — 
U of M researcher and his team are headed back to the Arctic to investigate sea ice.

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