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Jennifer Hensel

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Mental health project to test ‘virtual care’ for rural Manitobans

February 13, 2018 — 
Study will test “virtual care” tools, such as videoconferencing, with the goal of increasing access to mental health care for rural Manitobans, thanks to support from AstraZeneca Canada.

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Science, Action!

Vote for Johnson and Simoes in Science, Action!

February 8, 2018 — 
Two U of M graduate students have made the first group in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) competition titled: Science, Action!

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Dagmar Svecova with students Arezo Rasouli, Sarah Boila, Saeed Gerami, Dibasadat Yamoutzavareh, Maha Ghaib, Rushangkumar Dave and Heather Stefaniuk.

Creating unconventional solutions

February 5, 2018 — 
Dagmar Svecova is helping keep Manitobans safe

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Ashley Ammeter, Robert Duncan, Mohamed Elhiti and Kenny So examining populations in the greenhouse that vary for seed storage protein content. // Photo by Mike Latschislaw

Improving Canada’s most important crop

February 5, 2018 — 
A group of researchers led by plant scientist Rob Duncan is seeking to take a well-known Canadian crop into exciting and underexplored territory

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Malcolm Doupe is still fascinated with using computers to dig into data sets, exposing patterns and correlations that can be used to inform health policy.

Driven by data

February 2, 2018 — 
When Malcolm Doupe was a graduate student, he got his first glimpse at how databases can be probed to reveal new evidence about people’s health

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Reinforcement bars at the W.R. McQuade Structures Lab. // Photo: Mike Latschislaw

ResearchLIFE – Discovering a better tomorrow

February 2, 2018 — 
Researchers at the U of M are making an impact at home and around the world

Dr. Josée Lavoie at the Jan. 26, 2018 announcement.

$9.7M investment in innovative health research

January 26, 2018 — 
Manitoba researchers receive funding to study mental health, multiple sclerosis, Indigenous health, and more

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Canada Research Chair Announcement, from left to right: Frank Deer, Terry Duguid, Elder Norman Meade, Jörg Stetefeld, Digvir Jayas

Two new Canada Research Chairs have been awarded to U of M

January 25, 2018 — 
The new announcement of $2.4 million in funding will also renew one of our current Canada Research Chair holders

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Savannah Sparrow // Photo: Paulson Des Brisay

Canadian songbirds forced to change their tunes

January 24, 2018 — 
Some Canadian songbirds have to change their tunes because noise pollution from things like oil and gas drilling equipment otherwise drowns out important parts of their songs, U of M researchers have found

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Researcher Workshop Series for winter 2018

January 16, 2018 — 
A workshop series focusing on bibliographic tools and resources needed by researchers, faculty members and graduate students

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