Chemistry News Archive
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Faculty of Science
Canadian Science Publishing: New metalloid oxide reducing bacteria found in Manitoba’s Nopiming gold mine tailings
February 14, 2017 —
A new study published in the Canadian Journal of Microbiology has identified new toxic metalloid-reducing bacteria in highly polluted abandoned gold mine tailings in Manitoba’s Nopiming Provincial Park.
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Faculty of Science
Honoured Faculty of Science Alumni Awards Celebration
February 2, 2017 —
On Thursday, January 26th, the Faculty of Science celebrated seven outstanding alumni at the second annual Alumni Awards event.
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Faculty of Science
Meet Dr. Leslie Tari, recipient of the Faculty of Science Alumni Award 2017
January 19, 2017 —
Dr. Leslie Tari was working comfortably as an Assistant Professor in the University of Calgary’s Department of Biological Sciences 15 years ago when he got the call that would change the trajectory of his career.
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Desautels Faculty of Music
Some of our favourite stories of 2016
December 21, 2016 —
Through the course of the year over 1,500 stories were shared with the U of M community and these are some of our favourites
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Faculty of Science
Three Faculty of Science Students take home prizes from Undergraduate Research Poster Competition
November 2, 2016 —
Congratulations the three students from the Faculty who took home prizes in this year's competition
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Wpg Free Press: Global crisis, U of M breakthrough
October 17, 2016 —
Research team's 'out-of-the-box' thinking delivers promising ammunition in war with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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ACSH: Hybrid Antibiotic Created With Molecular ‘Rope’ Kills Resistant Bacteria
October 5, 2016 —
'Out-of-the-box thinking was displayed yet again by a team of scientists from the University of Manitoba'
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CANDID: Meet Peter Trokajlo
September 28, 2016 —
He's climbed two mountains but wishes he was less cautious in life. He volunteers at a hospital, has a difficult time deciding what his favourite element is, and researches how plastic can deliver anti-cancer drugs
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$8 million in funding to support research at U of M
August 22, 2016 —
'The upgrades to our lab space are critical to the optimal function of these 21st century instruments'
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Wpg Free Press: Winnipeg chemist earns prestigious British science award
May 9, 2016 —
Alum R.J. Dwayne Miller has been named a winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize