UM in the News News Archive
Wpg Free Press: U of M med students push province to provide abortion pill
March 7, 2019 —
Medical students are pushing for the Pallister government to provide universal access to two-pill abortion drug Mifegymiso.
The Conversation: Higher, further, faster: Marvel’s first female cinematic superhero
March 6, 2019 —
The Captain Marvel movie will be Marvel Studios’s first female-superhero led film
Faculty of Arts
NY Times: 2nd Trudeau Minister Resigns as Canada’s Political Crisis Swells
March 5, 2019 —
Royce Koop provides insight
Globe and Mail: The chosen few: We asked Canada’s business leaders to nominate the brightest minds you’ve never heard of
March 1, 2019 —
There’s a new generation of leaders coming up through the ranks who are changing the face of business in Canada
The Canadian Press: U of M Bison Reina Iizuka attempting to become 1st female to play U Sports football
February 27, 2019 —
Played minor football with boys in Mississauga and Toronto and felt she had more to prove on the field
CBC: Alum is re-creating Canadian camping in Sweden using only ice and snow
February 27, 2019 —
Winnipeggers know a good deal about ice and snow, so it makes sense that an alumnus has helped Sweden build a theme room in a famous Icehotel.
Faculty of Science
ASM: Investigators Figure Out How to Block New Antibiotic Resistance Gene
February 23, 2019 —
A new antimicrobial-resistance gene, VCC-1, a ß-lactamase gene, has been discovered in benign close relatives of virulent Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera. Now, a team of Canadian researchers has found a way to block the VCC-1 enzyme, which disables that resistance gene. The research is published February 19th in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
NPR: World’s Largest Bee Is Spotted For First Time In Decades
February 22, 2019 —
You'd think the world's biggest bee would be easy to find.
The Conversation: The enduring contributions of African American women writers
February 22, 2019 —
These women have completed the groundwork — and hard work — of envisioning a more just, inclusive society going forward.
CBC: Drone footage shows extent of oil spill near St. Lazare, Man.
February 21, 2019 —
Soil scientists offers his take: "They should be able to dig up the thin layer that is impacted by that oil, so the cleanup success should be relatively good."