With the support of community partners, the University of Manitoba is providing three unique programs for inner Winnipeg children and youth.
The U of M’s Mini U Programs, Indigenous Achievement Office, Faculties of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry and Cambrian Credit Union are helping to provide summer programs at the Bannatyne and Fort […]

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Science Rendezvous is a day-long showcase of Canadian science from sea to sea. Institutions across the country present a unified voice on the importance of science to society, and collectively generate a culture of discovery and innovation in Canada. Science Rendezvous takes science to the streets in a highly interactive public program of events that […]

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The 8th annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival is this week, from Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 11, 2013. It’s the only festival of its kind in the world: an annual free cultural event dedicated to storytelling for the advocacy and support of peace.
“Enthusiasm for the Festival continues to grow,” says Jessica Senehi, festival director […]

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Last night, six intelligent, dignified and accomplished women affiliated with the University of Manitoba were honoured as Women of Distinction at the 2013 Women of Distinction Awards by YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg.
The YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg presents the awards every year to bolster awareness of the outstanding contributions certain local women make to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and […]

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On Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 3:00 pm., Karina Cardona Claros, a student in the department of environment and geography, will be presenting a talk titled “Creative Skills for Confronting the Ableist City: Resisting Immobility Following Spinal Cord Injury.”
Cardona Claros will be telling the story of growing up with a visible disability, and how it […]

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The Global Political Economy Student’s Association at the University of Manitoba will host a panel discussion that will explore trends in post-secondary education.
The panel will examine general trends and changes in the funding of post-secondary education and discuss if these trends are problematic in terms of long-term economic development.
The panelists include:
Dr. Robert Chernomas - […]

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It’s part game show, and part final exam. Do graduate students “know their stuff” enough so that they can explain their research in a way that is easy for a lay audience to understand?
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition originally developed by The University of Queensland. 3MT® challenges graduate students to consolidate […]

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