Faculty of Science News Archive

November 15, 2024 — 
A day with Dr. Avery Miller - From theoretical computer science to challenges as a 2SLGBTQIA+ researcher

November 14, 2024 — 
Recently, the federal government announced support of four Canada Research Chairs (CRC) at UM. This includes three new CRCs and one CRC renewal.

November 13, 2024 — 
Dr. Olivia Wilkins, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences has been awarded $2.5 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Alliance Grant program, to fund the Canadian contribution to the new USD 16.3 million Global Center: Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork (C-SPIRIT).

November 7, 2024 — 
NASA recently announced their selection of the “Probe” (1 billion USD) mission concept to be adopted in the next decade. Two missions (one for infrared light and another for X-ray light) were selected to compete next. The winning concept for probing the X-ray Universe is the “Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite” or AXIS, whose Principal Investigator (PI) is Dr. Chris Reynolds from the University of Maryland. Through rigorous competition for the next mission of the 2030’s, these proposals have the potential to answer burning questions in high-energy astrophysics, including understanding the mechanism and progenitors of supernova explosions that impact the chemical and dynamical evolution of galaxies and understanding our cosmic origins.

November 3, 2024 — 
CBC Cross Country Checkup: Artificial Intelligence | Ask Me Anything

November 1, 2024 — 
“The story just seemed too perfect. It was just too ideal to go from the smallest mammals with the highest heart rates on the planet, to potential therapeutic applications to humans”, says Dr. Kevin Campbell, professor at the department of biological sciences at the University of Manitoba. Campbell has done research on the comparative physiology and evolution of mammals ranging from the smallest shrews to the largest whales over the past two decades and has published his recent findings in the multidisciplinary journal Science.

October 25, 2024 — 
Dr. Mark Belmonte, professor at the department of biological sciences, in collaboration with other researchers at the Faculty of Science, is using genetics to develop a species-specific molecular fungicide and win the battle against sclerotinia.

October 22, 2024 — 
Should AI get an A+ in classrooms? Manitoba expert weighs in

October 17, 2024 — 
Get to know these two students from the fall Class of 2024.

October 17, 2024 — 
'The risk is real': Book on Manitoba mushrooms suspected to be written by AI