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Dr. Zulma Rueda smiling at the camera in her lab.

CTV Morning Live: Fighting HIV stigma

July 21, 2025 — 
Dr. Zulma Rueda, Canada Research Chair in sexually transmitted infection – resistance and control at the Max Rady College of Medicine speaks to CTV Morning Live about how her team is tackling record-high HIV rates and stigma through community-led, Manitoba-made research.

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An artist's impression of two black holes merging, which can be detected on Earth through the gravitational waves the collision creates. (Victor de Schwanberg/SPL)

Faculty of Science News

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba researchers part of team working to unravel mystery of largest black hole merger ever detected

July 20, 2025 — 
Discovery helps us understand 'where we come from,' says U of M Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics

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Melina Jobbins, in the foreground, and summer student Mitchell Baker sift through rock at an Interlake quarry, looking for fossils. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News

CBC Manitoba: Move over, Jurassic Park. Manitoba was home to newly discovered 390-million-year-old extinct fish

July 20, 2025 — 
Manitoba paleontologist identifies, renames new classification of ancient fish

pea size hail stones in a pile in someone's hand

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News

CBC Manitoba: Hail-focused research projects ‘long past due’ in Canada, U.S., prof says

July 20, 2025 — 
Projects aim to minimize damage by better predicting hailstorms, hailstone sizes

BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS Poor food intake and subsequent malnutrition can lead to a host of problems for people living in long-term care, University of Manitoba professor Christina Lengyel says.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Free Press: From unpalatable to appalling

July 18, 2025 — 
The state of long-term care home food is tough to stomach for many residents and their loved ones

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Man with short brown hair, grey short beard, big smile and a dark blue collared shirt.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Portage Online: Farms spotlight sustainability in Lake Winnipeg Basin tour

July 17, 2025 — 
Farms spotlight sustainability in Lake Winnipeg Basin tour

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Faculty of Arts News

CBC Manitoba: Will increased penalties lower the number of violent attacks on first responders?

July 17, 2025 — 
Will increased penalties lower the number of violent attacks on first responders?

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Illustration of mpox virus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

CBC Manitoba: University of Manitoba researcher concerned about Mpox mutation

July 16, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba researcher concerned about Mpox mutation

Chris Pascoe, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba who specializes in chronic respiratory diseases, says exposure to wildfire smoke at an early age can lead to frequent lung infections and an increased risk of developing respiratory diseases like asthma. (Karen Pauls/CBC)

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

CBC Manitoba: Air quality index warnings and how to protect yourself

July 16, 2025 — 
Air quality index warnings and how to protect yourself

Portrait of Dr. Andrew Halayko

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

The Canadian Press: Contingency plans unclear for 2026 World Cup wildfire smoke risks

July 16, 2025 — 
While some organizations have published clear air quality thresholds or contingency protocols for wildfire smoke, FIFA's plans remain unclear less than a year out from the 2026 World Cup.

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