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UM researchers get $9.4M for COVID-19 rapid response grants and clinical trials

September 4, 2020 — 
Research Manitoba has announced $3.8M in research funding to support recipients of the Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Competition and eight Manitoba clinical trials related to COVID-19 and applied health research.

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Agriculture and the environment come together for new prof in Soil Science

September 2, 2020 — 
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon joined the Department of Soil Science as Assistant Professor in Environmental Soil Chemistry on July 1.

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Faculty adds expertise in soil and food sciences

September 1, 2020 — 
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon and Dr. Xiaopeng Gao joined the Department of Soil Science and Dr. Maneka Malalgoda joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences.

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Better Farming Prairies: Research advances from long-term trials

August 30, 2020 — 
The UM Glenlea crop rotation study is Canada’s oldest organic field crop study.

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AG e-news August 26, 2020

August 26, 2020 — 
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Plant scientist wins national pathology award

August 24, 2020 — 
Dr. Dilantha Fernando’s research has made a tremendous impact on Canadian agriculture.

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Beirut blast caused by fertilizer compound once common in Canada

August 13, 2020 — 
Ammonium nitrate, the chemical compound that exploded, killing and maiming many in Beirut recently, was once commonly used in Canada as a versatile fertilizer, says Dr. Mario Tenuta

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AG e-news July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 — 
News and events from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

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Researcher harvests wheat in field.

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Graduate scholarships will support cropping systems research

July 30, 2020 — 
Western Grains Research Foundation invests in the training of highly qualified research professionals

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CBC: Lack of bees poses big problems

July 30, 2020 — 
Crop yields found to be suffering in wake of decreasing bee populations, UM researcher and others report

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