ResearchLIFE Winter 2019 News Archive
![Nicole Rosen.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Nicole_Rosen_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Preserve and predict
February 4, 2019 —
'Linguistics provides the opportunity to scientifically analyze language and its structure, predicting patterns and changes in language and studying the social implications that result'
![An in-house developed Power Semiconductor Evolution System: Characterizing emerging power semiconductors.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Dr.-Carl-Ho_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Transforming the power grid
February 4, 2019 —
Carl Ho’s research is helping power producers transition to the era of the smart grid
![Arctic ice photo from iStock.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Arctic-ice_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Forecasting an ever-changing climate
February 4, 2019 —
Julienne Stroeve's work measures and interprets changes to snow and sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean as a result of climate change, and cautions the world about its impact
![The Microsoft Hololens used in Pourang Irani’s lab for creating mixed reality interfaces for ubiquitous analytics. // Photo: Mike Latschislaw](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ResearchLIFE-cover_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Introducing the ResearchLIFE Winter 2019 issue
February 3, 2019 —
The research enterprise at the U of M has grown considerably over the past five years
![Pourang Irani (right) with students inspecting a spatio-temporal dataset on a large screen display.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Dr.-Pourang-Irani_group_WEB-150x150.jpg)
The human architect
February 3, 2019 —
Pourang Irani is focused on enhancing our human capabilities by providing data in ways that will help us make better decisions and navigate our day-to-day
![Taylor Morriseau is a member of the Peguis First Nation with mixed British and Cree ancestry. A recent graduate of a Faculty of Science (double honours) degree, she is now pursuing a PhD in Pharmacology to study early-onset Type 2 Diabetes among Oji-Cree youth.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Morriseau_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Continuing the legacy
February 3, 2019 —
'By centering Indigenous voices, we not only provide a greater understanding on diabetes development in Indigenous youth, but locate our science within the greater social, cultural and historical context'