Chemistry News Archive
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Faculty of Science celebrates 50 years
January 10, 2020 —
The anniversary festivities start on Thursday, Jan. 16
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Invent the Future Together – Be a Mentor
September 5, 2019 —
Contribute to the future success of our immensely talented students, and become a mentor.
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Ronald Domalaon will receive his PhD from the department of chemistry on Thursday, June 6
June 6, 2019 —
Classmates call Domalaon a “go-getter”, having already started a job in the pharmaceutical industry, after being scouted and hired in November of last year – but for Domalaon, it’s par for the course.
Research pushing the boundaries
May 13, 2019 —
Early career researchers are among the inaugural recipients of funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund
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Don’t miss this year’s Science Rendezvous – a free, family festival on Saturday, May 11
May 7, 2019 —
From robots to bugs, fossils to outer space, it’s fun for preschoolers, tweens, parents and grandparents alike
Wpg Free Press: Grant to help U of M researchers monitor northern lakes
April 24, 2019 —
'The Western Economic Diversification office stepped up with a $1.1-million grant on Tuesday for equipment to further the U of M team's genetic monitoring of northern lakes'
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U of M chemists & Inuit collaborate to track biodiversity in Canada’s North
April 23, 2019 —
UofM Chemistry Professor Jörg Stetefeld’s eDNA metabarcoding system has provided a new tool for collaboration with the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA). Together they are finding ways to combine traditional Inuit methods of resource management with new scientific methods to better understand biodiversity.
Feds support an environmental DNA laboratory at U of M
April 23, 2019 —
Environmental DNA is an efficient and non-invasive new way to sample organisms, and it is revolutionizing biodiversity monitoring in Canada
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Chemistry and carotenoids: Dr. John Sorensen’s research group teams up with local biotech company Myera Group to great effect
April 18, 2019 —
John Sorensen is a man who believes in happy accidents. While that might seem a bit strange for an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry who spends his days conducting experiments and analyzing data, it’s particularly apt when describing the genesis of Sorensen’s current collaboration with Bruce Hardy of Myera Group, a Winnipeg-based biotech company.