A basketball court is over grown with weeds and being taken over with flood water (credit Harrison Haines)

CBC Manitoba: Could flash floods happen in Manitoba?

July 8, 2025 —

Jay Doering, Professor/Dean Emeritus Faculty of Engineering is an expert in flood protection and mitigation.

He, explains how flash floods happen and tells guest host Chloe Friesen whether these types of floods could happen here in Manitoba.

To listen to the entire conversation, please follow the link to CBC Manitoba.

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CJOB: From Manitoba to the Moon: UM’s Tiny Satellite Heads for Orbit

The University of Manitoba's Star Lab is designing a satellite, roughly the size of a milk carton, to orbit the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. This satellite will carry a multispectral camera developed with the University of Winnipeg and a tool to measure lunar soil composition, aiding future lunar exploration and potential fuel production. Dr. Phil Ferguson, Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba, is the director of Star Lab.

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Engineering excellence: Alumni making an impact

Three Biosystems Engineering graduates celebrated for influence on their profession

biosystems engineering, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Price Faculty of Engineering

Celebrating UM’s 2025 Emeriti

On November 5, the University of Manitoba hosted its annual Emeriti event at the SmartPark Innovation Hub, recognizing members of our community who have been awarded the title of Emeritus or Emerita.

#MaxRadyCollegeofMedicine, Agricultural and Food Sciences, architecture, Awards, biosystems engineering, economics, emeriti, I.H. Asper School of Business, internal medicine, medical microbiology, physiology, provost and vice-president (academic)

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