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Research and International News
Hip to heparin
March 1, 2021 —
A University of Manitoba research team is emerging as a global leader in COVID-19 anticoagulation trials thanks to their innovative, global trial studying different types of heparin, an anticoagulant (blood thinning) and anti-inflammatory drug
March 1, 2021 —
A University of Manitoba research team is emerging as a global leader in COVID-19 anticoagulation trials thanks to their innovative, global trial studying different types of heparin, an anticoagulant (blood thinning) and anti-inflammatory drug
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Research and International News
Introducing the ResearchLIFE Winter 2021 issue
March 1, 2021 —
UM researchers 'continuing to move knowledge forward on all research projects in general but critical COVID research activities in particular'
March 1, 2021 —
UM researchers 'continuing to move knowledge forward on all research projects in general but critical COVID research activities in particular'
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COVID-19 anxiety in the age of the anthropocene
March 1, 2021 —
Graduate student Sarah Paradis work will show how traditional learning environments, such as schools and classrooms have become impacted by the pandemic
March 1, 2021 —
Graduate student Sarah Paradis work will show how traditional learning environments, such as schools and classrooms have become impacted by the pandemic
![A water bottle sits on the table in front of Chief and NDP candidate Rudy Turtle during a visit by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Oct. 5, 2019 on the Grassy Narrows First Nation, where industrial mercury poisoning in its water system has seriously affected the health of the community. // THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rudy-Turtle-UMToday-150x150.jpeg)
A sin tax on sugary drinks unfairly targets Indigenous communities instead of improving health
February 22, 2021 —
'Imposing a sugary beverage tax on Indigenous consumers would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights to self-determination'
February 22, 2021 —
'Imposing a sugary beverage tax on Indigenous consumers would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights to self-determination'
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UM prof receives national award for environmental research
February 18, 2021 —
Canada Research Chair honoured by professional chemistry organization
February 18, 2021 —
Canada Research Chair honoured by professional chemistry organization
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Grad students ready to shine in 3MT heats
February 17, 2021 —
The time for the 2021 Three Minute Thesis competition is drawing near!
February 17, 2021 —
The time for the 2021 Three Minute Thesis competition is drawing near!
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Lovers of Sappho thrilled by ‘new’ poetry find, but its backstory may have been fabricated
February 12, 2021 —
Little of Sappho of Lesbos' poetry survives, and what does is fragmentary. Obbink’s discovery was remarkable because it preserved the final five stanzas of one poem and portions of a second, making it one of the longest continuous sequences of Sapphic verse.
February 12, 2021 —
Little of Sappho of Lesbos' poetry survives, and what does is fragmentary. Obbink’s discovery was remarkable because it preserved the final five stanzas of one poem and portions of a second, making it one of the longest continuous sequences of Sapphic verse.
![A worker cuts roses to be shipped to the U.S. and Europe at a flower farm in Madrid, Colombia, in August 2020. // AP Photo/Fernando Vergara](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Roses-umtoday-150x150.jpg)
Valentine’s Day: COVID-19 wilted the flower industry, but sustainability still a thorny issue
February 11, 2021 —
s Valentine’s Day approaches, and the chill of winter lingers, it leaves one wondering: Where do all these flowers come from?
February 11, 2021 —
s Valentine’s Day approaches, and the chill of winter lingers, it leaves one wondering: Where do all these flowers come from?
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Breastfeeding research improves lives and advances health, but faces conflicts
February 9, 2021 —
Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health
February 9, 2021 —
Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health
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Older caregivers struggling with extra burdens of home care during COVID-19
February 1, 2021 —
Older caregivers report struggling with increased levels of responsibility, stress and isolation due to COVID-19 and pandemic-related protocols
February 1, 2021 —
Older caregivers report struggling with increased levels of responsibility, stress and isolation due to COVID-19 and pandemic-related protocols