U of M in the News News Archive
Winnipeg Free Press: UM project hopes to turn fungi, moulds into walls, insulation to address First Nations housing shortage
December 12, 2022 —
Mercedes Garcia-Holguera walks up the front steps of a white shed in the southwest corner of the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. It’s among many other structures scattered throughout the area, next to a gravel road, with no signs or windows hinting at what might be inside. “Prepare your nose,” she says, opening the door.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Top Crop Manager: “Immunizing” canola against blackleg
November 11, 2022 —
Biological technique developed at UM showed successful control of virulent pathogen in trial.
Research and International
Better income assistance programs are needed to help people with rising cost of living
October 4, 2022 —
A more generous income assistance program should also have more frequent regular payments. Expanding the GST credit might be more helpful, but other ways to supplement or replace provincial social assistance programs, such as a guaranteed basic income for working-age Canadians, might provide better support for those in need.
CBC: Trudeau appoints UM assistant professor to Senate
September 27, 2022 —
Osler is an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba and a former president of the Canadian Medical Association.
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M lab combines research and art in illuminating exhibition that’s bubbling with creativity
September 22, 2022 —
'BIOM_Lab is a new research laboratory at the U of M dedicated to exploring the possibilities of biomaterials within design'
Global News: U of M acquires rare medieval Scandinavian book
September 9, 2022 —
'This guy's role in terms of preserving medieval Icelandic literature is incredible and then to produce this kind of scholarly work about it is just amazing'
Research and International
New ‘hydrogen alliance’ offers Canada an opportunity to export ammonia to Europe
August 31, 2022 —
The Hydrogen Alliance proposes a “transatlantic Canada-Germany supply corridor” to start exporting hydrogen by 2025
Global News: Joint funding improves sports and recreation opportunities in Manitoba
August 18, 2022 —
Funding will be allocated for the purchase of a new, energy-efficient ice plant for the University of Manitoba’s Max Bell Centre, located on the University’s Fort Garry campus in Winnipeg
Research and International
Lessons from a cancelled marathon: Athletic events, heat and the effects of climate change
August 9, 2022 —
As record high temperatures continue, investment in emergency preparedness is necessary to ensure communities can stay safe while sharing meaningful experiences together
CBC: A honey of a problem: Manitoba apiaries work to recover from huge winter losses
August 8, 2022 —
The 2022 season has been 'been a pretty devastating year for beekeepers' in Manitoba and across Canada, says Jason Gibbs, associate professor of entomology at the University of Manitoba