From Wednesday, September 12, to Sunday, September 16, 2012, the University of Manitoba will host thousands of classmates who will gather to reminisce and salute the memories and good times of their student years. And, as the annual Homecoming celebration continues to grow, so too does the company it celebrates.
There have been more than 193,000 […]

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The Manitoba Bisons football team is pleased to announce the addition of former CFL (Canadian Football League) offensive lineman player Obby Khan to the coaching staff for the 2012 season.
Khan will work with the offensive line and assist long-serving Bison offensive line coach Terry Watson.
“Bison Football is certainly excited to have this opportunity to bring […]

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Bison running back Anthony Coombs is the first University of Manitoba student-athlete to be included in the Faces in the Crowd section of Sports Illustrated. The section has been published for 56 years and a Bison will grace its pages for the first time in the Feb. 27 issue
“This is crazy and unreal,” Coombs said. […]

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Sports psychologist Leisha Strachan can speak to media about the religious faith of Denver Bronco’s quarterback Tim Tebow and the impact it has on his performance.
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Strachan is available to speak to media.

Leisha Strachan, assistant professor in the Faculty of […]

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University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor David Barnard today congratulated Investors Group for being awarded the naming rights to the state-of-the art football stadium being constructed at the Fort Garry Campus.
“These are exciting times at the University of Manitoba. Our new 33,000-seat stadium is one of the ways we are transforming the places where we […]

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When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take the field this weekend in the upcoming Grey Cup game, some might be sporting a Bison jersey under their blue and gold.
Playing in this Sunday’s 99th Grey Cup are former U of M Bison football players and alumni Jamie Boreham [BPE/2006], Don Oramasionwu [B.Comm (Hons)/2009], and Brady Browne [B.A./2009]. […]

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Before South Africa’s event, the University of Manitoba hosts its own – the U of M World Cup: A Time to Make Friends.
Sixty international students will compete against each other at the second annual soccer (football, if you prefer) tournament, which takes place on the pitches east of Bison Stadium on Sept. 26 (rain […]

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