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July 7, 2022

Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre expands Indigenous Summer STEAM Camp

Thanks to new federal CanCode funding, the Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre's annual Summer STEAM Camp is quadrupling in size with nearly 200 students participating. The camp, which is designed for students from Grades 1 – 6, gives children the opportunity to participate in activities that combine Indigenous knowledge with science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

July 6, 2022

Diversity Food Services to introduce plant-based menu this fall

Plant-based dining options are arriving at The University of Winnipeg this fall, as Diversity Food Services will be introducing a completely plant-based menu at Sprout – formerly known as The MALECÓN – on the fourth floor of Centennial Hall.

June 29, 2022

Ducey, Walby recognized for excellence with 2022 Arts awards

The Faculty of Arts has announced Dr. Kimberley Ducey and Dr. Kevin Walby as recipients of the 2022 Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity awards.

June 28, 2022

A Critical Introduction to Yancy by UWinnipeg’s Dr. Kimberley Ducey

UWinnipeg sociologist Dr. Kimberley Ducey has co-edited a book on George Yancy a prominent U.S. philosopher and professor of philosophy at Emory University.

June 27, 2022

Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre hosts STEM Day

On June 22, the Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre welcomed more than 100 Grade 1-8 students from Niji Makhwa School to The University of Winnipeg for the first annual STEM Day.

June 24, 2022

UWinnipeg researchers receive more than $1 million in NSERC grants

University of Winnipeg researchers received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada that will enable $1,462,500 in research projects.

June 24, 2022

Wesmen standouts, Indigenous community leaders featured in new mural

UWinnipeg Wesmen Robyn Boulanger and Josh Gandier are featured in a mural adorning the wall connecting the Duckworth Centre to the Axworthy Health and RecPlex.

June 23, 2022

UWinnipeg researchers share stories of German women immigrants

UWinnipeg researchers in the Department of German-Canadian Studies receive the Waterloo Centre for German Studies Diversity and Inclusion Grant for a new project titled “What They Can Teach Us: Stories from German Canadian Women 1950-1993."

June 22, 2022

Criminal justice graduate cohort all awarded SSHRC grants

UWinnipeg celebrates six Criminal Justice graduate students for all receiving Canada Graduate Scholarships from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

June 21, 2022

Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project launches new website

To coincide with National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project has launched a brand-new website with access to educational and historical resources about Indigenous patients at the tuberculosis hospitals.