Research and International News Archive

November 4, 2020 — 
Manitoba's first AIMday event brought together academic researcher and industry reps to discuss challenges in digital agriculture and develop pathways to new collaborations

November 2, 2020 — 
Students demonstrate knowledge translation skills in Undergraduate Research Poster Competition

October 23, 2020 — 
Dr. Verena Menec has been named a Distinguished Member of the Canadian Association on Gerontology

October 19, 2020 — 
A feature story on CBC notes that more than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19,

October 6, 2020 — 
Beginning in November 2019, when the Research Administration System (RAS) project kicked off, work began on developing how the project would progress, beginning with the formation of the project team. The project team has continued to work virtually, with only minor impacts to the overall timelines.

October 1, 2020 — 
A $4-million investment from Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will launch a national study to investigate the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among aging Canadians, a population that has been shown to be at greatest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 disease. 

October 1, 2020 — 
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, a Winnipeg grain storage research and product development company that started out in a UM electrical engineering lab has been acquired by AGCO, a U.S.-based multibillion-dollar agricultural equipment company.

September 28, 2020 — 
Because of COVID-19, UM researchers working on projects in the coastal regions around James Bay have been unable to access some equipment and gather data. Fortunately, they were able to coordinate with Indigenous environmental technicians to collect biological samples so that the data record could be preserved.

September 21, 2020 — 
Helping the old, the young and the abused

September 18, 2020 — 
Dr. Brent Schacter developed international standards for bio banking biological materials for research