U of M in the News News Archive
![‘TeamBIOM_Lab’ Team members from left to right: Leonardo Tellez Gonzalez (MITACS Intern), Dominico IV Obmerga (Undergraduate research assistant), Magdiel Antonio Ramos (MITACS Intern), Mercedes Garcia-Holguera (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture), Jessica Piper (Research Assistant), Vyas Gopal (Undergraduate Research Assistant)](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TeamBIOM_Lab-UMToday-150x150.jpg)
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'
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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'
![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, German vice-chancellor Robert Habeck and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a hydrogen energy deal signing ceremony on August 23, 2022 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/hydrogen-energy-deal-signing-ceremony-150x150.jpg)
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
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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
![Runners should have advance knowledge of what to expect in case of race disruption or rerouting prior to setting off on the course. (Shutterstock)](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Marathon-The-Conversation-Shutterstock-150x150.jpg)
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
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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
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Research and International
The manipulation of Uber’s public image profoundly impacted the lives of taxi drivers
August 3, 2022 —
Uber’s controversial behaviour during its aggressive global expansion didn’t just help the company build its global empire, it put taxi drivers’ livelihoods at risk and negatively impacted their lives.
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Faculty of Law
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M opens pro bono legal rights clinic
July 27, 2022 —
A new pro bono clinic at the University of Manitoba aims to help communities historically under-served by the justice system take on issues ranging from disability rights to Indigenous rights to environmental rights and everything in between.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Rediscovered Morden shark fossil floats into ‘special’ territory
July 20, 2022 —
The remains of a member of an ancient shark species recently rediscovered at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre are now on display in Morden.
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Manitoba Co-operator: Playing with food never gets old
July 13, 2022 —
UM researcher specializing in plant proteins has won an award for emerging researchers