On September 21, 2011, at Hotel Fort Garry, the Faculty of Law and the Winnipeg Foundation are hosting a conference on social innovation.The series of discussions is titled: Law, Philanthropy and Social Enterprise: New Direction or Distraction? The event features a full day of informative sessions; from the opening plenary and panel discussion to a […]

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The University of Manitoba will become an even stronger engine for economic growth if the provincial government invests strategically and if the business community and university collaborate to reduce red tape to speed up research progress, University of Manitoba vice-president (research), Dr. Digvir Jayas told a Winnipeg business leaders conference this week.
During his address at […]

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The University of Manitoba, together with the Undergraduate Chemistry Club is pleased to be hosting the 2011 Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (WCUCC), acknowledging the 25th anniversary of this event. This is especially significant, as 2011 has been designated the International Year of Chemistry by UNESCO and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
This […]

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The Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, is proud to present the “Strangers in New Homelands 2010 Conference: Creating ‘home’ away from ‘home.’”The Conference will be held November 12 and 13, 2010, in University Centre at the Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba.
Canada is one of the top ten receiving countries of foreign populations […]

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Two U of M professors, Karen Busby and Arthur Schafer, will speak to scholars from around the world about human rights at the seventh annual Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation conference being held in Winnipeg from Nov 18-20.
Busby, a law professor, is the Director of the U of M’s Centre for Human Rights Research and Schafer, […]

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An academic symposium highlighting partnerships created between China and Canada during the past 40 years, will be held October 23, 2010, in Winnipeg. The focus will be on the numerous research and cultural partnerships that have been forged between China and the University of Manitoba during the past few decades.
The conference brings together Canadian academics […]

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On Friday, October 1, 2010, Brand Storm takes place in the Drake Centre at the Asper School of Business. This first-of-its-kind event will take place from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, and will include many opportunities for networking and comparing notes and ideas.
Brand Storm will feature presentations covering topics from brand soul to brand expression, […]

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