The University of Manitoba will transform the Southwood Lands into a landscape that epitomizes the ideal live-work-learn-play place for Winnipeggers and it took the inaugural step last night by meeting with neighbours, interest groups, and government officials.
The University of Manitoba is working with stakeholders in developing an understanding for how the 120 acres should evolve. […]

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The new People’s Citizenship Guide, edited by two University of Manitoba professors, won’t help anyone pass the test to become a Canadian, but it might help make all of us more critical and thus better citizens.
In 2009, the contents of the official Canada citizenship guide that is given to all recent immigrants was changed to […]

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Manitoba residents are being invited to participate in the largest study of aging ever undertaken in Canada.
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) will follow at least 50,000 Canadians between the ages of 45 and 85 for 20 years. The national study will collect information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic […]

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On Thursday, January 26, 2012, the University of Manitoba chapter of Engineers Without Borders will host a talk by Jonathan Beddoes, dean of Engineering. His presentation will be titled: “As An Engineer: What Will You Do To Improve Society?”
Given the growing complexities of the engineering profession in the world today, professionals and industry leaders are […]

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You could call it “paying it forward.” A trip to the Emergency Department (ED) is every parent’s worst nightmare. But what if the information documented as a result of your child’s visit could help a child with similar symptoms a few provinces away?
Terry Klassen and his research team of leading pediatric emergency physicians at Pediatric […]

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During the upcoming February break from classes at the University of Manitoba, students are being given an additional choice for what to do, beyond studying or taking a vacation.
Students who choose to join the Alternative Reading Week team will visit four Winnipeg agencies to learn about social justice issues and the actions that can be […]

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Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the University of Manitoba and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are hosting Café Scientifique, an informal event that brings together experts with non-researchers in a relaxed atmosphere to talk about important health questions.
As a society, we rely heavily on scientific facts as they relate to our health. But […]

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