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Dr. Rodrigo França is looking to strengthen teeth from the inside out and maintain enamel longer, using microscopic nanoparticles.

CTV: Nanoparticles may prevent tooth decay

November 12, 2019 — 
Dr. Rodrigo França is looking to strengthen teeth from the inside out and maintain enamel longer, using microscopic nanoparticles.

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Wpg Free Press: U of M’s new chancellor Anne Mahon determined to make a difference

November 12, 2019 — 
For Anne Mahon, it boils down to a question of faith.

A clear blue Arctic sky.

Wpg Free Press: Winnipeg scientists among 11,000 around world declaring ‘climate emergency’

November 6, 2019 — 
David Barber, an eminent climate researcher at the University of Manitoba, hopes the study can move Canadians beyond the status quo

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Wpg Free Press: From Polo Park to Central Park EQ3 in NYC

November 4, 2019 — 
Designed by Thom Fougere, the company’s former creative director and a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s environmental design program, the building is in stark contrast to the literal brick-and-mortar design of nearby flagships

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An oil pumpjack is shown in a field. // Image from Pixabay

The economic illusions of the Canadian election

October 25, 2019 — 
'As an economist, I approached voting in the Canadian federal election with deep ambivalence that was shared by most everyone I know regardless of vocation or political persuasion'

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Wpg Free Press: U.S. Holocaust museum, local universities join forces to explore connections between Nazi atrocities, residential school trauma

October 23, 2019 — 
"There’s at least a case to be made that there’s something to be learned by putting these two things side by side," UM's Adam Muller says

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CBC: U of M researchers head to West Africa to study how Ebola affects reproductive system

October 22, 2019 — 
Scientists discover virus lives on for months in male reproductive organs

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Distinguished professor and vice-president (research and international) Digvir Jayas.

Manitoba Co-operator: Farming, poetry and math

October 21, 2019 — 
Profile of Digvir Jayas

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Announcing the Recipients of the 2019 Awards for Canadian Visual Artists and Curators

October 18, 2019 — 
Bachelor of Fine Arts student Annie Beach and alumna Niamh Dooley [BFA (Hons)/17] from the University of Manitoba were announced on Oct. 17 as two of the recipients of the Hnatyshyn Foundation Awards for Canadian Visual Artists

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Op-ed: Leaders wrong to accede to Quebec’s symbols-ban demand

October 11, 2019 — 
Law professor Gerald Heckman explains

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