Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Supporting public health nutrition for all the goal of new professor
September 19, 2022 —
Leslie Redmond joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences as Assistant Professor in Food, Culture and Health on July 1, 2022.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New plant science prof to delve into ecology and biology of weeds
September 12, 2022 —
Dilshan Benaragama joined the Department of Plant Science as an Assistant Professor and industry research chair in Crop Protection (Weed Science) from May 1, 2022.
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CBC: A honey of a problem: Manitoba apiaries work to recover from huge winter losses
August 8, 2022 —
The 2022 season has been 'been a pretty devastating year for beekeepers' in Manitoba and across Canada, says Jason Gibbs, associate professor of entomology at the University of Manitoba
![EJ Fontaine, Ardell Cochrane and Robert Maytwayashing walk across a field.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Indigenous-Voices-trio-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Video celebrates Indigenous alumni of Diploma in Agriculture program
July 28, 2022 —
Video series celebrates accomplishments of Indigenous alumni and First Nations communities
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New name, new mission for Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research
July 26, 2022 —
World class research facility collaborates with the agri-food industry to advance food quality and human nutrition
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Research and International
Digvir Jayas to be inducted into Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
July 25, 2022 —
Dr. Jayas will be recognized for his outstanding contributions to the agricultural sector
![UM food scientist Feliz Koksel](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Filiz-Koksel-Falconer2-150x150.jpg)
Manitoba Co-operator: Playing with food never gets old
July 13, 2022 —
UM researcher specializing in plant proteins has won an award for emerging researchers
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Donor Relations
New prairie crops and soils research facility set to shape the global agri-food sector
July 5, 2022 —
New UM research facility will not only change the landscape of agriculture but drive meaningful student experiences as well.
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Price Faculty of Engineering
Engineers Canada Award Gold Medal to Dr. Digvir Jayas, O.C., P.Eng.
June 21, 2022 —
Digvir S. Jayas, O.C., D.Sc., P.Eng., was awarded the Gold Medal Award at the Engineers Canada ceremony in Toronto. The Gold Medal is the highest honour given by Engineers Canada.
![Entmology MSc student Crystal Almdal stands on a forest path.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Crystal-Almdal-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Q&A with Entomology grad student Crystal Almdal
June 20, 2022 —
Her work on integrative pest management strategies may lead to more sustainable agriculture systems.