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Dr. Tracie Afifi

Gold Leaf Prize recognizes excellence

May 23, 2019 — 
Professor Tracie Afifi, an international child maltreatment and mental health researcher, and advocate for children’s rights, has received the Gold Leaf Prize for Outstanding Achievements by an Early Career Investigator

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Black hole // Image: NASA

Discovery research and training supported

May 21, 2019 — 
$13.7 million in new funding announced

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Vanier scholars 2019

Six minds that will change our society now call the U of M home

May 16, 2019 — 
U of M students receive prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships to pursue trailblazing research

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Vaccination needle image from Pixabay.

The Conversation: Measles outbreak: Why are anti-vaxxers risking a public health crisis?

May 14, 2019 — 
'I am an economist and the anti-vaxx movement makes me think of how a risk analysis could offer insight into the anti-vaccination decision of some parents'

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This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated image of a number of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae diplococcal bacteria. Note that extending from the organisms’ exterior were type IV pili, or hair-like appendages, which in this case, are used to promote motility for these bacteria, and improve surface adherence. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron microscopic (SEM) imagery.

Research pushing the boundaries

May 13, 2019 — 
Early career researchers are among the inaugural recipients of funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund

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Applications Open for Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

May 10, 2019 — 
If you’ve completed your doctorate degree within the last two years and are looking to take your research further, we invite you to apply for a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

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a stethoscope wraps around the globe

The Conversation: How anti-fat bias in health care endangers lives

May 10, 2019 — 
'Poor quality clinical care due to anti-fat stigma occurs when doctors or nurses assume the stereotype holds true'

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U of M researcher recognizing importance of asthma awareness

May 7, 2019 — 
The first Tuesday in May is designated as World Asthma Day

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Nahlah Ayed, CBC foreign correspondent, alumna and honorary degree recipient.

Research and International News

Bridging the local and the global

May 6, 2019 — 
Meet the 2019 recipients of the Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship

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Cattle ranchers can now use satellite technology to monitor forage growth

From farms, to treating municipal wastewater

May 3, 2019 — 
Two U of M studies receive federal funding

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