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Richard Sparling Earns Award by Mentoring Students to Take It Slow

December 18, 2015 — 
Richerd Sparling's methods above and beyond the field of science really set him apart as a graduate mentor

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James Wilson (L) and david Barnard sign an MOU to enhance Treaty education at the U of M

New agreement lays roadmap for Treaty education

December 10, 2015 — 
U of M signs MOU with Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba

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Research and International News

Life-changing opportunities await

November 27, 2015 — 
The $6,000 award incorporates hands-on research with one-on-one mentorship from a U of M researcher

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2015 Vanier Scholars (l to r) Ifeanyi Nwachukwu, Jonathan Challis, Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba and Michael Becker

Faculty of Graduate Studies News

Four more to be reckoned with

November 25, 2015 — 
New Vanier Scholars receiving major grants to study subjects as varied as nutritional foods, crop disease, pollution and genocide

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Jonathan Challis

Get to know our 2015 Vanier Scholars

November 25, 2015 — 
Jonathan Challis is a science enthusiast and mentor, especially to First Nations communities and inner-city youth.

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(l-r) Gary Tong, Amy Dytnerski, Jesslyn Janssen, Ken Oliver, Adam Nepon (missing: Riley Bell).

Game Changer: Now the work begins

November 17, 2015 — 
'Our students want to transform the world and it’s rewarding to see how excited and committed they are to using the Game Changer competition as the platform to achieve this.'

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The Social Brain: Fostering Connections to Understand the Neural Basis of Sociality

November 10, 2015 — 
This two-day workshop will explore developments in our understanding of the neurobiological basis of social behaviour

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Faculty of Science News

Dr. Peter Blunden Named Fellow of the APS

October 21, 2015 — 
Professor recognized by peers for outstanding contributions to physics

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Faculty of Science News

Lecture: Isaac Newton’s Alchemy

October 6, 2015 — 
Why one of the most insightful scientists in history was convinced that alchemical transformations were scientifically plausible.

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Faculty of Science News

So what can you do with a science degree?

October 5, 2015 — 
Barbara Triggs-Raine studies how genetic mutations lead to rare diseases.

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