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American Chemical Society: Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics

August 18, 2024 — 
American Chemical Society: Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics

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Get to know the Mathematics Department!

August 16, 2024 — 
Adam Clay, professor and associate head graduate at the mathematics department, tells us whatever degree you choose at the university will focus your training and skill sets in a way that opens doors and closes some for your future. "A degree in mathematics", he says, "closes the fewest doors and opens the most."

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CBC Saskatchewan: Sask. Health Authority’s new payroll system leaves health-care worker without a cheque for 5 weeks

August 14, 2024 — 
Sask. Health Authority's new payroll system leaves health-care worker without a cheque for 5 weeks

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CTV Winnipeg: CRTC ruling could bring more choices, lower prices for Internet to Manitoba: advocates

August 13, 2024 — 
CRTC ruling could bring more choices, lower prices for Internet to Manitoba: advocates

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Empowering the future generation – Shad Manitoba

August 9, 2024 — 
This year, in July 2024, Shad Manitoba inspired young minds, showed them the potential of pursuing an education at UM and presented them with opportunities all around Manitoba.

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Scientific American: Mathematicians Reinvent the Wheel in Higher Dimensions to Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem

August 8, 2024 — 
Mathematicians Reinvent the Wheel in Higher Dimensions to Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem

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SoTL scholar studies use of AI tools in teaching and learning math concepts

August 7, 2024 — 
Xinli Wang, instructor in the Department of Mathematics, shares about her experience as the 2023 recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund - Teaching Scholar. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 SoTL Support Fund - Teaching Scholar..

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Winnipeg Sun, MSN: Polar bears in Canada’s high Arctic are most vulnerable to climate change, research shows

August 7, 2024 — 
A report by researchers including from the University of Manitoba indicates that polar bears further north may be less able to adapt to climate warming.

Peter Pelka, professor at the department of microbiology, sitting near a desk with a microscope on it at a lab.

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Get to know Peter Pelka and his vision for the future of vaccine research

August 2, 2024 — 
In studying how adenovirus interacts with the host cell, Peter Pelka a professor at the department of microbiology and his team, explore how they can learn more about cancer development using the virus. Pelka is one of the prominent researchers who has participated in establishing the Prairie Pandemic Preparedness Hub, including the University of Manitoba, Alberta, Calgary and Saskatchewan. The hub has recently received $57 million for both research and infrastructure aspects from the Government of Canada to lead Canada toward independence in vaccine research and manufacturing.

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UM to formalize freedom of expression guidelines

July 31, 2024 — 
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