Research and International News Archive

May 2, 2024 — 
For over 40 years, the Centre on Aging has been engaging researchers, students, older adults, representatives from community organization, health and social agencies, government, and the general public in a dialogue on aging.

May 2, 2024 — 
In small towns, the community often comes together to support their residents across the lifespan.

April 25, 2024 — 
On Wednesday May 8, 2024, UM Knowledge Exchange will explore the factors contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes in children.

April 11, 2024 — 
Dr. Meghan Azad is a renowned research leader in infant nutrition recognized with the prestigious 2024 Gairdner Momentum Award.

April 4, 2024 — 
Problems in Canada’s food system are being felt from field to fork — and they are increasingly hard to swallow.

April 4, 2024 — 
On April 3rd, The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Brain Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research announced that University of Manitoba PhD student Melissa Anderson is among the inaugural recipients of the Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars.

April 4, 2024 — 
On Wednesday April 24, 2024, join the UM Knowledge Exchange for an exploration of efforts to address the declining population of bees and other beneficial insects, along with recent advances in controlling pests like mosquitoes.

March 27, 2024 — 
UM researchers in Kenya partner with the University of Nairobi to address the spread of infectious diseases among sex worker and sexual minority communities.

March 25, 2024 — 
A project led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba has received $3.9 million in federal and provincial funding to develop lab infrastructure dedicated to studying heart disease in women.

March 13, 2024 — 
Twelve new UM research projects seeking to build knowledge and understanding about people and societies have received federal funding.