Faculty of Science News Archive
Faculty of Science News
How UM students aim to stop cholera outbreaks without any antibiotics
June 5, 2025 —
At the 2025 Science 3K Pitch Competition, Rana Ahmed presented the ground-breaking idea. She introduced combating cholera outbreaks in underrepresented nations by engineering probiotics. Being a waterborne disease, cholera can easily be transmitted. This is common, especially in places that suffer from crises, war and disasters. The current solution is through antibiotics. It is expensive, requires a doctor’s prescription and affects the immune system negatively.
June 5, 2025 —
At the 2025 Science 3K Pitch Competition, Rana Ahmed presented the ground-breaking idea. She introduced combating cholera outbreaks in underrepresented nations by engineering probiotics. Being a waterborne disease, cholera can easily be transmitted. This is common, especially in places that suffer from crises, war and disasters. The current solution is through antibiotics. It is expensive, requires a doctor’s prescription and affects the immune system negatively.
Faculty of Science News
The Free Press: Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
June 2, 2025 —
Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
June 2, 2025 —
Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
Students News
The highest standing
May 29, 2025 —
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
May 29, 2025 —
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
Faculty of Science News
From the power of magnetism to controlling the speed of light
May 29, 2025 —
You might think controlling the speed of light directionally is a far-fetched idea. But what seems science fiction is very much the reality of 2 PhD students’ work. Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu are PhD students at the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy.
May 29, 2025 —
You might think controlling the speed of light directionally is a far-fetched idea. But what seems science fiction is very much the reality of 2 PhD students’ work. Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu are PhD students at the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Faculty of Science News
CBC Manitoba: Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
May 29, 2025 —
Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
May 29, 2025 —
Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
Faculty of Science News
Caring for future generations through collaborations between Indigenous communities and researchers
May 23, 2025 —
PrairieDNA is one of the 12 new projects co-funded by Genome Canada and regional Genome Centres to build Canada’s eDNA surveillance capacity across regions.
May 23, 2025 —
PrairieDNA is one of the 12 new projects co-funded by Genome Canada and regional Genome Centres to build Canada’s eDNA surveillance capacity across regions.
Research and International News
Meet Savino Longo, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Natural Sciences category
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Savino Longo is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Natural Sciences.
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Savino Longo is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Natural Sciences.
Research and International News
Meet Can-Ming Hu, the 2024 Dr. John M. Bowman Memorial Winnipeg Rh Award winner
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Can-Ming Hu is a distinguished professor of Physics and Astronomy and recipient of the 2024 Dr. John M. Bowman Rh Institute Award.
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Can-Ming Hu is a distinguished professor of Physics and Astronomy and recipient of the 2024 Dr. John M. Bowman Rh Institute Award.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning News
Outstanding graduating students celebrate the educators who shaped their success
May 21, 2025 —
For the past 33 years, the Students’ Teacher Recognition Reception has provided an opportunity for each faculty and school to nominate one outstanding graduating student, who in turn chooses two teachers—one from their K–12 years and one from their time at the University of Manitoba.
May 21, 2025 —
For the past 33 years, the Students’ Teacher Recognition Reception has provided an opportunity for each faculty and school to nominate one outstanding graduating student, who in turn chooses two teachers—one from their K–12 years and one from their time at the University of Manitoba.
Faculty of Science News
Asian Heritage Month spotlight: Riya Timpog and the spirit of bayanihan
May 15, 2025 —
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and the theme for 2025 is “Unity in Diversity: The Impact of Asian Communities in Shaping Canadian Identity”. At the Faculty of Science, we acknowledge the contributions from the diverse Asian Canadian communities and how they enrich everyone’s experience, from students to staff and faculty.
May 15, 2025 —
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and the theme for 2025 is “Unity in Diversity: The Impact of Asian Communities in Shaping Canadian Identity”. At the Faculty of Science, we acknowledge the contributions from the diverse Asian Canadian communities and how they enrich everyone’s experience, from students to staff and faculty.