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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 — 
Community feedback and participation welcome

Bison Kelsey Wog // Photo credit: Kevin Jarrold / Swimming Canada

Wog dives into second Olympic appearance

July 29, 2024 — 
It’s the final countdown for former Bison student-athlete Kelsey Wog as she prepares to enter the pool for one last competion in the women's 200-metre breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

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Shubhneet Thind, smiling at the camera, standing in a biochemistry lab.

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An interdisciplinary lab develops a non-invasive, inexpensive and efficient method to detect an incurable disease in young infants

July 25, 2024 — 
The Laboratory for Bioanalytics and Electrochemical Sensing at the University of Manitoba has developed a novel approach to detect an incurable disease in young infants in a non-invasive, inexpensive and efficient manner.

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John Sorensen and Randi Roy.

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From a fundamental discovery in a chemistry lab to a novel product for the market

July 18, 2024 — 
It all started when John Sorensen, a chemistry professor, and his research team discovered an enzyme with an interesting reaction, a difficult step in the organic synthesis laboratory. The reaction normally requires multiple steps and many reagents without the same yields. But with the enzyme, it could be done in a single step in great condition. The discovery then sparked conversations about commercialization among the research team and how it could be put somewhere on a store shelf.

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Global Winnipeg: ‘You want to help’: Social media scam plays on emotions, U of M expert says

July 17, 2024 — 
‘You want to help’: Social media scam plays on emotions, U of M expert says

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