UM Today Archives

May 25, 2020 —  Kyle Hiebert says that increased financial pressure, a rapidly changing world and an uncertain future for jobs or careers has made students emotionally distressed.

May 25, 2020 —  A seemingly unlikely collaboration between the faculties of science and architecture produces face shields for Winnipeg pediatricians

May 25, 2020 —  An article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) advises physicians and emergency room personnel to consider Lyme disease as a possible diagnosis when a patient presents with heart palpitations and shortness of breath.

May 22, 2020 —  Canada is home to almost 200 species of freshwater fish spread out over more than two million lakes covering about 7.6 per cent of Canada’s nearly 10 million square kilometres. Margaret Docker and her colleagues want to catalogue them all (the fish, that is).

May 22, 2020 —  In the wake of the current coronavirus pandemic, many casinos will temporarily close and will implement social distancing measures within their properties when they are operational. nQube, in collaboration with partners at University of Manitoba Data Science NEXUS, recognizes that many casinos are looking for strategies to protect their customers, while also minimizing the impact to business. In order to mitigate the spread of the virus, casinos may consider temporarily shutting off some slot machines or rearranging their casino floors to increase the physical distance between players.

May 22, 2020 —  All are invited to attend a basic income webinar with special guest MP Leah Gazan on May 27, 2020.

May 22, 2020 —  UM organizing wildlife researchers to study impact of travel, social restrictions on wildlife populations

May 22, 2020 —  Hope to develop a small molecule inhibitor of the cytokine storm that will be easy to synthesize and available to all who need it

May 21, 2020 —  The health and safety of students, staff, faculty and visitors is the over-arching priority for these working groups

May 21, 2020 —  Third-year medical students are working in hospitals around Winnipeg to ensure ICU patients are able to stay in touch with their families while visitor restrictions due to COVID-19 are in place.