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Bacteria making HIV prevention drugs less effective in African women, UM team finds

August 12, 2016 — 
A team of international researchers, including U of M's Adam Burgener, presented evidence from their findings

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Free Press, Metro, et al.: Gov’t will pour $9M into Churchill scientific facility

August 11, 2016 — 
Supported by government, the University of Manitoba is taking the lead in understanding how ice and oil mix.

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J. M. W. Turner's representation of the mass murder of slaves, inspired by the Zong killings

Professor finds and publishes lost 233-year-old letter condemning slave massacre

July 14, 2016 — 
For 233 years the true sentiments of Britain's leading abolitionist were lost, until a University of Manitoba professor accidentally came across them in the British Library

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The training facility classroom at MIM provides easy access to the equipment and helps foster colloboration. // Photo by Katie Chalmers-Brooks

Grand opening for Manitoba Institute for Materials

July 11, 2016 — 
Every material is on the table for examination and improvement at the newly renovated and outfitted $16.7-million Manitoba Institute for Materials (MIM), which officially opened July 8

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U of M prepares for kickoff at RoboCup 2016

Robotic soccer team wins big at RoboCup

July 11, 2016 — 
Students just finished competing at RoboCup, the world's largest and most prestigious competition for intelligent soccer robots, with more than 3,500 participants from across the globe

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Introducing the Manitoba Institute for Materials

July 7, 2016 — 
Manitoba Institute for Materials grand opening July 8

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A rendering of the Astronomical Observation Satellites X-ray Astronomy Satellite "Hitomi" (ASTRO-H) // Image courtesy of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Akihiro Ikeshita

Opening new windows into our universe

July 7, 2016 — 
'Looking at this amazing science data is truly bittersweet.'

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A Ponzo illusion

Looking without Perceiving, new study on autism spectrum disorder

July 7, 2016 — 
Graduate student Tiffany Carther-Krone and professor Jonathan Marotta have shed new light on how people with autism spectrum disorders view their surrounding environment

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A Year of Marine Observations in the Wandel Sea (NE Greenland)

July 5, 2016 — 
'What should you know about the sea ice over the Wandel Sea? First of all, if you are going ice fishing there you need to bring a longer auger to get through the 3m+ of sea ice'

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Globe and Mail: Why airships should replace jets for moving freight

June 30, 2016 — 
That’s certainly the thinking behind University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice’s latest research exploring the futuristic realm of airship technology.

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