News Archive
UM supports wildfire evacuation efforts
June 8, 2025 —
Donations for evacuees are being accepted at Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New midwives and nurses join professions
June 6, 2025 —
At a ceremony at the University of Manitoba’s Desaultels Concert Hall, 117 new nurses and seven new midwives were welcomed to their professions on June 5.
Faculty of Arts
From page to policy: An English grad’s path to law school
May 30, 2025 —
Reflecting on her undergraduate journey, Spring 2025 Bachelor of Arts graduate Emma Winram shares how her studies went hand in hand with her extracurriculars and led her to an exciting next step - an internship with the Manitoba legislature.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Deepest Canadian ice core has reached bedrock
May 26, 2025 —
This is the deepest ice core ever extracted in Canada and promises to reveal vital insights into the Arctic’s climatic past.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Effects of social isolation highlighted in national aging study
May 23, 2025 —
This year marks the half-way point of a major 20-year Canada-wide study on the complexities of the aging process. Since it was launched in 2015, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has seen over 300 studies published using its data, including from researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Cheryl Glazebrook is learning a new dance for TEDx
May 21, 2025 —
Dance is the central theme of Glazebrook’s talk, which will explore how it can transcend age and ability as a joyful, inclusive way to connect and grow. A dancer her whole life, Glazebrook sees this talk as her two worlds coming together.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba shines at 2025 AOCS Awards
May 16, 2025 —
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences researchers take home prizes at the 2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Awards Banquet.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Compassion for patients, dignity for all celebrated at Medicine Convocation
May 16, 2025 —
A Catholic nun who has dedicated her life to helping vulnerable and marginalized people called on UM’s newest class of graduating doctors to "see the person" in every patient and recognize that we are all interconnected.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Ongomiizwin – Education celebrates Indigenous grads as ‘leaders, healers and advocates’
May 15, 2025 —
Naomi Peters was proud to cross the UM Convocation platform on May 15 to receive her degree in medicine. But for Peters, who is Métis, it was also deeply meaningful to attend an earlier celebration on May 13 that honoured Indigenous graduates of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Research and International
The Free Press: How Vertical Farming Is Strengthening Food Security in Manitoba
May 12, 2025 —
For decades, food insecurity has plagued Manitoba’s isolated northern communities. In these areas, high transportation costs make healthy food harder to find and more expensive for individuals and families.