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Nivedita Seshadri

Let your pancreas sleep

June 28, 2018 — 
Any new insight into diabetes’ nature carries immense worth, and PhD student Nivedita Seshadri has discovered something valuable

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Signs of risky alcohol use often missed in Manitobans, U of M study finds

June 25, 2018 — 
“Our results show that our systems are doing too little, too late for people suffering from alcohol use disorders."

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Brad Cownden

Using supercomputers, math, and way-out-there thinking to study the big bang

June 25, 2018 — 
'There are amazing ideas in the pipeline'

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U of M study tracks high-risk drinkers’ use of health and other services

June 22, 2018 — 
A groundbreaking Manitoba research study of heavy drinkers’ interactions with the health-care, social service and justice systems will be released on Monday, June 25, 2018.

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Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice Dean, Indigenous Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

Wpg. Free Press: Métis doctor recognized for building health links

June 21, 2018 — 
It’s typical of Catherine Cook that she edited a statement to emphasize teamwork in a national award for her work to be announced on National Indigenous Peoples Day

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Carmine Slipski

Worth losing sleep over: our fight against superbugs

June 21, 2018 — 
How queer it is that life decisions and trajectories can pivot on petty events, like opening a toy on Christmas and then watching a movie

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Kevin Boreskie

Do we have to get old?

June 18, 2018 — 
We’re all getting older, but some of us age faster than others. It doesn’t have to be this way

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Mohammad Reza Kazemian

Bacteria, get out of my kitchen

June 14, 2018 — 
Graduate student Mohammad Reza Kazemian has found a way to banish bacteria from cooking surfaces

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The falling weight deflectometer drops about 180 kilograms (400 pounds) onto the road while sensors gather data to reveal the quality of the pavement below. // PHOTO FROM LEIF NORMAN

CBC: Pavement-pounding technology that gathers data on road condition hits Winnipeg streets

June 13, 2018 — 
City hopes hydraulic weight platform technology will contribute to more efficient road repairs

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Western Producer: Deep learning methods guide computers to insect identification

June 11, 2018 — 
U of M scientists have developed a program where computers can identify insects within grain bins

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