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Associate Professor, Curator, Roughley Museum of Entomology, Jason Gibbs

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Now Toronto: ‘Healthy addition to a balanced diet,’ Canadian entomologist explains why eating fish flies could be good for the environment

August 2, 2024 — 
‘Healthy addition to a balanced diet,’ Canadian entomologist explains why eating fish flies could be good for the environment

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An aerial look of Fort Garry campus buildings and people walking on walkways.

UM to formalize freedom of expression guidelines

July 31, 2024 — 
Community feedback and participation welcome

Soybean plants in a sunny field

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Manitoba Co-operator: Keep last year’s canola out of your soybeans

July 31, 2024 — 
Research from the University of Manitoba aims to get a better handle on the problem of volunteer canola in soybeans.

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Close up of lettuce leaves

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Winnipeg Free Press: Shelter growing health and hope

July 30, 2024 — 
The idea for the vertical farm all started last March with a lettuce donation by a biosystem engineering Masters student at the University of Manitoba.

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Dr Michael Eskin

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Manitoba Co-operator: Celebrating Michael Eskin’s canola legacy

July 25, 2024 — 
Michael Eskin’s long career as a canola researcher has landed him a spot in the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame.

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Jason Gibbs shows a case of beetles, collected from around the world

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CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba warns fruit growers about invasive pest

July 24, 2024 — 
Manitoba warns fruit growers about invasive pest

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Dylan MacKay

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Winnipeg Free Press: Sobr Market rides non-alcoholic beverage wave

July 24, 2024 — 
Sobr Market rides non-alcoholic beverage wave

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Gabriella Beckta Bayer working next to a Bayer field

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Co-operative education programs give students competitive edge

July 22, 2024 — 
Co-operative education programs at the University of Manitoba, like the one in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, play a pivotal role in setting up students for success after graduation.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Rob Currie named Professor Emeritus

July 19, 2024 — 
The entomologist has been named professor emeritus, one of the UM's highest honours, for his distinguished service.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Tasters Needed – Wild Rice Research Study

July 19, 2024 — 
We are recruiting ten to twelve volunteers to participate in a Sensory Research Study in Food and Human Nutritional Sciences in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences called Flavouromics for Wild Rice.

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