Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News Archive
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: Fungicide, glyphosate don’t hurt your hard red wheat quality
May 27, 2025 —
In terms of grain quality, this University of Manitoba-led research finds weather and variety matter most
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Volunteers needed for study exploring blood vessel health
May 23, 2025 —
The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) is looking for volunteers for a study looking at the effects of age and omega-3 fats on blood vessel health in women and men.
Research and International
Meet Chyngyz Erkinbaev, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Applied Science category
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Chyngyz Erkinbaev is an associate professor in smart technologies for food process engineering and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Emerging Researcher Award in the Applied Sciences.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
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.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba shines at 2025 AOCS Awards
May 16, 2025 —
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences researchers take home prizes at the 2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Awards Banquet.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Honouring faculty excellence at UM
May 14, 2025 —
On May 6, the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) hosted the Faculty Recognition Reception. The event honours recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.
Research and International
Rh Awards recognize UM research excellence
May 13, 2025 —
For more than 50 years, the Rh Awards have supported the advancement of knowledge across disciplines at UM.
Research and International
The Free Press: How Vertical Farming Is Strengthening Food Security in Manitoba
May 12, 2025 —
For decades, food insecurity has plagued Manitoba’s isolated northern communities. In these areas, high transportation costs make healthy food harder to find and more expensive for individuals and families.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Innovation: Tracking nutrients from the soil to your supper plate
May 8, 2025 —
By understanding how crops take up nutrients from the soil, University of Manitoba’s agronomy soil fertility expert Xiaopeng Gao aims to help farmers produce bigger yields of better grains — and do it more sustainably
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
CBC Manitoba: Talking Bugs: What’s Emerging This Season and How to Protect Them
May 8, 2025 —
Talking Bugs: What's Emerging This Season and How to Protect Them