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Maureen Flaherty, assistant professor in peace and conflict studies.

Faculty of Arts News

Supporting projects and international partnerships

February 19, 2020 — 
Academics Without Borders recently issued a call for project proposals, offering a unique opportunity for University of Manitoba faculty to collaborate with partner institutions from around the world.

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$4.8-million research project to support health system decision-making data needs

February 13, 2020 — 
The Manitoba government is investing more than $2.4 million over four years to enhance real-time access to the data health-care providers need

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Bubbles in bread dough

Baking the perfect loaf

February 11, 2020 — 
UM scientists used the Canadian Light Source at USask to analyze bubbles in dough to help create healthier bread

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Raccoon in a tree

Cities negatively altering mammal evolution

February 5, 2020 — 
UM research finds that cities may be lowering mammals’ ability to evolve in response to changing environments

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Dr. Frank Plummer

Mourning the loss of Dr. Francis Plummer, OC OM FRSC, (MD/76)

February 4, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba community is in mourning with the sad news that Dr. Francis Plummer, OC OM FRSC, (MD/76), a world renowned scientist, academic and HIV/AIDS researcher, has passed away at the age of 67.

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Dr. Meghan Azad

Improving global health through breast milk

February 4, 2020 — 
A $6.5 million grant has been awarded to a University of Manitoba researcher by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a new global health initiative dedicated to breast milk: the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium.

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Woman holding cellphone. // Image from Pixabay.

How social media is changing research and reactions to coronavirus outbreak

January 30, 2020 — 
Social media platforms have allowed the rapid exchange of information — and sometimes misinformation

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Research and International News

Introducing UM Travel Tools

January 24, 2020 — 
Heading abroad? You’ll be joining an increasing number of University of Manitoba students, staff and faculty who undertake travel as part of the university experience.

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A woman holding laptop leans against a wall, with computer servers for artificial intellegence on the other side.

Building equitable AI for public health

January 17, 2020 — 
Training next generation to close gap in AI and health inequalities

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Canadian money. // Photo: KMR Photography/flickr

We need to modernize how we measure national wealth

January 16, 2020 — 
First, how expansive do we wish to define unpaid work?

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