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Portrait of Dr. Nishita Singh.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba Radio Noon: The 17 health factors that could shape your future brain health

May 5, 2025 — 
The 17 Health Factors That Could Shape Your Future Brain Health

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Indigenous

CityNews Winnipeg: University of Manitoba celebrates record Indigenous graduation at 36th annual Pow Wow

May 3, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba celebrates record Indigenous graduation at 36th annual Pow Wow

Angie Bruce wearing a black jacket and fuchsia top and wearing beaded earrings.

Indigenous

The Free Press: ‘Standing on the shoulders of our ancestors’

May 3, 2025 — 
Universities honour, celebrate Indigenous achievement at grad ceremonies

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

Faculty of Arts

The Globe and Mail: Trimming F-35 order could antagonize Trump as security and trade talks get under way: analysts

May 2, 2025 — 
Trimming F-35 order could antagonize Trump as security and trade talks get under way: analysts

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View from the third floor of the Drake Centre. Looking from the balcony, across the way is a study area with glass around it and a sign that says Asper School of Business.

Asper School of Business

The Free Press: Structube makes room to stretch out

May 2, 2025 — 
Structube makes room to stretch out

Fletcher Baragar, an economics professor at the University of Manitoba, says Canada should join forces with other nations facing Trump tariff threats — like Mexico, China and potentially the European Union — in order to strengthen economic ties over the next four years. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Faculty of Arts

The Free Press: Manitoba trails provincial peers in 2024 GDP growth

May 2, 2025 — 
Manitoba trails provincial peers in 2024 GDP growth

The June 22, 2007 Elie, Man. tornado remains the strongest recorded one in Canadian history. // Photo from Justin J. Hobson

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

CBC Manitoba Radio Noon: Manitoba sees first tornado of the season

May 2, 2025 — 
Manitoba sees first tornado of the season

Photo credit: JESSICA LEE / FREE PRESS FILES Brandon Trask is an associate law professor at the University of Manitoba and a former prosecutor.

Faculty of Law

The Free Press: City of Winnipeg security costs jump in response to violence, threats

May 2, 2025 — 
City of Winnipeg security costs jump in response to violence, threats

Canadian ballot box

Faculty of Arts

CTV Winnipeg: ‘This is unacceptable’: Polling station problems prompt calls for investigation

May 1, 2025 — 
Polling hours for voters to cast ballots in Quebec’s Nunavik region during Monday’s federal election were inconsistent across many communities and in some cases, not open at all

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Dominique Laporte, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba, says part of the reason for Cercle Molière's longevity is its work to build bridges between the French and the English communities. (Gavin Boutroy/Radio-Canada)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: As Winnipeg theatre marks 100 years, Franco-Manitobans remember Pauline Boutal, Cercle Molière’s ‘Grande Dame’

May 1, 2025 — 
Woman who led Canada's oldest active theatre company for more than 25 years 'left an indelible mark'

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