News Archive
Olympians among us
February 13, 2018 —
Venla Hovi and Professor Jacky Baltes are two Olympic athletes who call the U of M home
Faculty of Science
Puzzling it out: solving the mysteries of molecules, one spectrum at a time
February 13, 2018 —
For the uninitiated, microwave and infrared spectroscopy is the study of the movement of molecules on a microscopic level. Van Wijngaarden and her team research the properties of these structures, including the way they interact with one another. Crucial to our very existence, molecules make up everything in our world, including us.
Trending: For the week of February 12 – 18
February 13, 2018 —
Current hashtags, links and other social media bits & pieces
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Mental health project to test ‘virtual care’ for rural Manitobans
February 13, 2018 —
Study will test “virtual care” tools, such as videoconferencing, with the goal of increasing access to mental health care for rural Manitobans, thanks to support from AstraZeneca Canada.
Faculty of Science
Chances are: statistics Professor Elif Acar tells how a science project changed her life
February 12, 2018 —
As a statistician, Professor Elif Acar knows all about how to calculate the probability of a given scenario, taking into account scores of different variables. However, as skilled a statistician as Acar is, it’s unlikely she would ever have been able to predict her current situation as a professor of statistics at a Canadian university, given the facts of her own childhood.
Faculty of Science
Professor Hélène Perreault, recognized for outstanding work in mass spectrometry
February 12, 2018 —
Professor Hélène Perreault was awarded the 2017 Fred P. Lossing Award, given by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry (CSMS).
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
AG e-news February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018 —
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
February Instagram photo contest
February 12, 2018 —
Share your photos during Winter Term Break and you could win
Wpg Free Press: Hundreds attend peace rally after acquittal verdict in shooting death of Boushie
February 12, 2018 —
'We are here today to commit to a spirit of change'
Faculty of Arts
Joint statement on the Stanley trial verdict
February 12, 2018 —
The Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba, with other units at two other universities have released this joint statement on the Stanley trial.





