Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
Watch the 3MT Western Regionals and vote for UM challenger Toby Le!
September 15, 2020 —
In a year that saw the UM’s 3MT competition become an online event for the first time due to COVID-19, the 3MT Western Regionals are doing the same thing. UM’s winner, Toby Le, will compete against 16 challengers from across Western Canada in an online event on September 23 beginning at 2pm central. We chatted with Toby Le about his research and his experience competing in 3MT thus far.
September 15, 2020 —
In a year that saw the UM’s 3MT competition become an online event for the first time due to COVID-19, the 3MT Western Regionals are doing the same thing. UM’s winner, Toby Le, will compete against 16 challengers from across Western Canada in an online event on September 23 beginning at 2pm central. We chatted with Toby Le about his research and his experience competing in 3MT thus far.
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Graduate focus on aging concentration now an option
September 11, 2020 —
The new Graduate Focus on Aging Concentration has received approval from Senate and will now be available for graduate students to receive
September 11, 2020 —
The new Graduate Focus on Aging Concentration has received approval from Senate and will now be available for graduate students to receive
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
UM Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition rescheduled
July 24, 2020 —
UM Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition rescheduled
July 24, 2020 —
UM Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition rescheduled
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Students News
Convocation 2020 – Governor General’s Medal Recipients
June 29, 2020 —
Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. Today, these six exceptional students will be awarded the Governor General’s academic medals, for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
June 29, 2020 —
Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. Today, these six exceptional students will be awarded the Governor General’s academic medals, for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Rady students place 1st and 2nd in 3MT final
June 23, 2020 —
Staring into a video camera, Toby Le finished his Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation, and the tiny audience of 11 other competitors broke into applause.
June 23, 2020 —
Staring into a video camera, Toby Le finished his Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentation, and the tiny audience of 11 other competitors broke into applause.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
Meet Belal Zia, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Zia to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support his research titled: Promoting treatment seeking among Canadian Muslims: The development, implementation and evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention utilizing the theory of planned behaviour and internalized stigma model.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Zia to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support his research titled: Promoting treatment seeking among Canadian Muslims: The development, implementation and evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention utilizing the theory of planned behaviour and internalized stigma model.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
Meet Rachel Nickel, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Nickel to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Understanding and using the new physics of shape-selective magnetic nanoparticles: New ammunition for attacking biofilms.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Nickel to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Understanding and using the new physics of shape-selective magnetic nanoparticles: New ammunition for attacking biofilms.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
Meet Sarah Turner, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Turner to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Breastfeeding and child behaviour: Understanding the link through five different pathways in the Canadian CHILD birth cohort study.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Turner to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Breastfeeding and child behaviour: Understanding the link through five different pathways in the Canadian CHILD birth cohort study.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies News
Meet Ashley Hayward, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Hayward to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Incarcerated mother’s experience with pregnancy and childbirth: A narrative inquiry.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Hayward to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support her research titled: Incarcerated mother’s experience with pregnancy and childbirth: A narrative inquiry.
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Research and International News
Meet Javad Alizadeh, one of five of UM’s 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Alizadeh to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support his research titled: The role of mitophagy and extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness in the regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and subsequent metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) model.
June 22, 2020 —
UM Today caught up with Alizadeh to chat about how the Vanier Scholarship will support his research titled: The role of mitophagy and extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness in the regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and subsequent metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) model.