Computer Science News Archive
![(L-R) Dr. Jacky Baltes at the opening ceremonies for the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary; Venla Hovi brings her Bison pride, and gloves, to the ice in Pyeongchang. // Photo by @VenlaHovi on Twitter.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Venla-Jacky-150x150.png)
Olympians among us
February 13, 2018 —
Venla Hovi and Professor Jacky Baltes are two Olympic athletes who call the U of M home
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Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science Co-op Program lets students earn while they learn
February 1, 2018 —
“Earn While You Learn”: Sound too good to be true? The Faculty of Science Co-Op Program wants students to know that it’s not. Whether it’s gaining practical experience in their chosen field, building future business connections, or test-driving a career they’re not sure about, the Co-Op program has it all.
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Faculty of Science
A networking celebration – Faculty of Science Alumni honoured
January 23, 2018 —
On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Faculty of Science will celebrate seven outstanding alumni at the third annual Careers in Science - Pathways to Achievement Event
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Faculty of Science
From programmer to CEO: U of M Alum David Kuik explains a slightly less than linear career progression
January 22, 2018 —
Meet Dr. David Kuik [BSc (Honours)/94], CEO and Managing Partner, Norima Consulting, 2018 Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award recipient.
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Faculty of Science
Challenge yourself, take risks: Dean Stefi Baum stresses the value of self-discovery in higher learning
January 15, 2018 —
Dean Stefi Baum recently named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science advises students to find something (or many things!) that their passionate about.
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Faculty of Science
This little App came to market: UofM students develop LinkUp to connect Winnipeggers
December 4, 2017 —
New App connects Winnipeggers with each other and local businesses.
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Faculty of Science
Seeing electrons: from individual atoms to processes inside cells
December 1, 2017 —
As part of the Faculty of Science Interdisciplinary Series, Unter to Uber, Dr. Lena F. Kourkoutis will be giving a special lecture on how new technology has made it possible to “see” inside molecules, even at the atomic level.
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New program will help us manage and prevent chronic and infectious diseases
November 27, 2017 —
Pourang Irani and his collaborators received $1.65 million in federal funding to train graduate students
![Deep space objects studied by Dr. Stefi Baum](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/space-2638126_1280-150x150.jpg)
AAAS and the University of Manitoba Announce 2017 Fellow
November 20, 2017 —
Dr. Stefi Baum named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Faculty of Science
‘It’s not just about computers’: A more inclusive model of computer science
November 18, 2017 —
For a successful associate professor of Computer Science, Andrea Bunt wasn’t too thrilled about her field at the outset