Price Faculty of Engineering News Archive

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STARlab director elected as Fellow
May 16, 2025 —
Dr. Philip Ferguson has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, an honour based on his outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering
May 16, 2025 —
Dr. Philip Ferguson has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, an honour based on his outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) News
Honouring faculty excellence at UM
May 14, 2025 —
On May 6, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) hosted the Faculty Recognition Reception. The event honours recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.
May 14, 2025 —
On May 6, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) hosted the Faculty Recognition Reception. The event honours recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.

CTV Morning Live: UM Engineering students talk about their pothole solution
May 9, 2025 —
UM Engineering students Chandra Hofer and Abigail Harris showcased their innovative tech solutions—using drones and recycled rubber—to fight Winnipeg’s pothole problem on CTV Morning Live.
May 9, 2025 —
UM Engineering students Chandra Hofer and Abigail Harris showcased their innovative tech solutions—using drones and recycled rubber—to fight Winnipeg’s pothole problem on CTV Morning Live.

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Engineering a bright future in Manitoba
May 8, 2025 —
A new partnership between the province’s largest post-secondary institutions is creating a made-in-Manitoba pathway to earning an engineering degree.
May 8, 2025 —
A new partnership between the province’s largest post-secondary institutions is creating a made-in-Manitoba pathway to earning an engineering degree.

Research and International News
The Free Press: Manitoba-made technology could transform internet access in the North
April 28, 2025 —
While most Canadians take Internet access for granted, those living in northern communities do not.
April 28, 2025 —
While most Canadians take Internet access for granted, those living in northern communities do not.

Price Faculty of Engineering News
First-year design to final-year capstone
April 9, 2025 —
Engineering students start and finish their education with real-world projects that take them through the entire design process, from conceptualization to prototyping.
April 9, 2025 —
Engineering students start and finish their education with real-world projects that take them through the entire design process, from conceptualization to prototyping.

Research and International News
UM-led research transforming water treatment
March 27, 2025 —
Drinking water is under threat. Rivers and lakes, essential for sustaining life, have become increasingly contaminated by a cocktail of thousands of chemicals from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, cosmetics and many other sources.
March 27, 2025 —
Drinking water is under threat. Rivers and lakes, essential for sustaining life, have become increasingly contaminated by a cocktail of thousands of chemicals from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, cosmetics and many other sources.

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CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba engineer helping to build alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink
March 26, 2025 —
Manitoba engineer helping to build alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink
March 26, 2025 —
Manitoba engineer helping to build alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink

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CBC Weekend Show: Sustainability in action at the University of Manitoba
February 16, 2025 —
Sustainability in action at the University of Manitoba
February 16, 2025 —
Sustainability in action at the University of Manitoba

Libraries News
The Future is Open: Director of world’s largest OER publisher to speak at UM
February 10, 2025 —
This Open Education Week, March 7-11, 2025, the University of Manitoba will be hosting an event featuring keynote speaker Richard Baraniuk, Director of OpenStax, the world’s largest open educational resource (OER) publisher, and professor of computer and electrical engineering at Rice University.
February 10, 2025 —
This Open Education Week, March 7-11, 2025, the University of Manitoba will be hosting an event featuring keynote speaker Richard Baraniuk, Director of OpenStax, the world’s largest open educational resource (OER) publisher, and professor of computer and electrical engineering at Rice University.