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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M receives research awards with more than 150 projects totalling $12.5 million

August 30, 2023 — 
Dr. Mario Pinto, vice-president (research and international) spoke to the Winnipeg Free Press about the University of Manitoba receiving $12.5 million worth of research awards across more than 150 different projects from the federal government.

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Research and International News

Team of UM researchers honoured with inaugural Robbins‐Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity

August 29, 2023 — 
A new UM project addressing inequities experienced by those with disabilities because of systemic ableism has received federal support through the inaugural Robbins‐Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity.

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Research and International News

Growing health-care partnerships with rural and northern communities

August 29, 2023 — 
Leah Crockett is a new Banting Scholar, working to build on established partnerships between key stakeholders across more than a dozen rural and northern communities.

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Dylan MacKay

Do-it-yourself insulin management tech gets national acceptance

August 9, 2023 — 
Do-it-yourself automated insulin delivery gains approval among healthcare practitioners across the country.

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Research and International News

Research Manitoba announces funding for three groundbreaking UM projects

August 8, 2023 — 
Three new UM projects have received proof-of concept funding from Research Manitoba on July 26 totaling $346,500 over two years.

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Global News Winnipeg: Researchers led by U of M prof reach milestone studying Greenland ice

July 31, 2023 — 
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, UM Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change on Global News Winnipeg.

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UM researcher Thilini Dissanayake holds up a canola-based product that could replace plastic.

The end of plastic pollution starts in a field

July 28, 2023 — 
How do we drop our reliance on plastic packaging? The answer just might be found in a field of canola or in a UM lab. 

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Research and International News

Safeguarding research at UM

July 27, 2023 — 
The UM Office of Research Security launched earlier this year to provide additional support to assess security risks and implement new procedures to safeguard research.

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International team reaches bedrock in Greenland, marking a significant milestone in climate change research

July 26, 2023 — 
An international research team, led by UM professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Ice, Freshwater-Marine Coupling and Climate Change, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, has reached a significant milestone.

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UM signs research and exchange agreements with Moroccan university to advance strategic research priorities

July 25, 2023 — 
The University of Manitoba has signed research and exchange agreements with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco to support research excellence in key priority areas and create new opportunities for faculty and staff at both institutions.

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