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Convocation 2025

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Agricultural and Food Sciences graduates honoured at 2025 Convocation

June 5, 2025 — 
At the University of Manitoba Spring Convocation session on June 5, parchments were presented to the graduates from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.

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Congrats Class of 2025 graphic

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Meet the Agricultural and Food Sciences Class of 2025

June 4, 2025 — 
On Thursday, June 5, the University of Manitoba will celebrate the graduating class of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Get to know some of the remarkable students who are ready to shape the future of agriculture and food systems.

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Canadian Nutrition Society Conference winners 2025 - Dr. Carla Taylor, Anne Manson, Dr. Harold Aukema

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National nutrition honours bestowed on UM researchers

June 3, 2025 — 
Three members of the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences had a standout presence at the Canadian Nutrition Society annual awards banquet.

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Dr. Digvir Jayas with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Governor General Mary Simon

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Manitoba Co-operator: Digvir Jayas, renowned scientist and professor emeritus from the University of Manitoba, invited to receive the Order of Manitoba this July

June 3, 2025 — 
Inspired by his youth on a farm in India, Digvir Jayas set out to address a perennial problem for farmers

Cattle graze in a field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Cattle Country: The role of cattle in sustainable food systems

June 1, 2025 — 
Sara Place from Colorado State University was the featured speaker at the Annual T.K. Lecture hosted by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences where she shared her expertise in livestock systems sustainabilit

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A graduating student at convocation with gown and cap.

Students News

The highest standing

May 29, 2025 — 
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.

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wheat heads wave in the wind

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Manitoba Co-operator: Fungicide, glyphosate don’t hurt your hard red wheat quality

May 27, 2025 — 
In terms of grain quality, this University of Manitoba-led research finds weather and variety matter most

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Volunteers needed for study exploring blood vessel health

May 23, 2025 — 
The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) is looking for volunteers for a study looking at the effects of age and omega-3 fats on blood vessel health in women and men.

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Research and International News

Meet Chyngyz Erkinbaev, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Applied Science category

May 22, 2025 — 
Dr. Chyngyz Erkinbaev is an associate professor in smart technologies for food process engineering and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Emerging Researcher Award in the Applied Sciences.

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2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Award winners

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

University of Manitoba shines at 2025 AOCS Awards

May 16, 2025 — 
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences researchers take home prizes at the 2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Awards Banquet.

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