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A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in a NASA rendering of a nova (NASA)

Faculty of Science News

CTV Winnipeg: If you look at the night sky, you may notice a new star shining down on earth : U of M in the News

July 4, 2024 —  If you look at the night sky, you may notice a new star shining down on earth

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William Prince, holding a guitar case in his right hand.

A Homecoming : The Magazine

July 4, 2024 —  Singer-songwriter and science grad William Prince shares how UM shaped his path, in advance of headlining the Desautels Concert Hall’s inaugural show this fall

Sherif Eltonsy

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Medication Safety Mission : Network News

July 4, 2024 —  Dr. Sherif Eltonsy explores the crucial need for research on prenatal drug risks. From asthma meds to new treatments like Ozempic, understanding real-world effects is key.

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Aedes aegypti mosquito Date: 2006 Content credits: Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame

Faculty of Science News

CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba research looking at release of sterile mosquitoes to control population : U of M in the News

July 3, 2024 —  Manitoba research looking at release of sterile mosquitoes to control population

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Dr. Mark Belmonte, Biological Sciences

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Western Producer: Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears : U of M in the News

July 3, 2024 —  Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears

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Image of Dr. Paul D. Larson, CN Professors in Supply Chain Management

Asper School of Business News

Winnipeg Free Press: City bylaw change first stop on Pedal Pub route to onboard liquor licence : U of M in the News

July 3, 2024 —  City bylaw change first stop on Pedal Pub route to onboard liquor licence

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Portrait of Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis reappointed dean of Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry : Network News

July 3, 2024 —  Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is pleased to announce that Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis has been reappointed dean, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2024 for a five-year term.

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Asper School of Business News

Asper faculty shine at Canadian Transport Research Forum : Network News

July 3, 2024 —  Ranging from comparative studies of Canada’s and Ukraine’s access to sustainable aviation fuel and regulatory developments in transportation, to the promise of airships in supply chain and transportation, three Asper faculty members presented six papers at the annual Canadian Transport Research Forum (CTRF) this May. Professor and Director of the UM Transport Institute Barry Prentice also won the annual Bison Transport Debate.

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men using glasses and a blue shirt

Faculty of Education News

Winnipeg Free Press: Teacher to develop Holocaust curriculum : Network News

July 3, 2024 —  Alum Kelly Hiebert has been selected by the Manitoba government to develop a new Holocaust curriculum for high school students.

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Healthy foods, including carrots, strawberries, red pepper, kiwi, blue berries, tomatoes, melon, salmon, avocado, olives and corn.

Faculty of Science News

CBC Manitoba: The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice : U of M in the News

July 2, 2024 —  The connection between food insecurity, fungi and wild rice

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