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Students take on sustainable development projects in Honduras

July 15, 2024 — 
Students travelled to Honduras to gain valuable real-world engineering and sustainable development experience with the help of Global Brigades.

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Price Faculty of Engineering

Engineering Responses to Wicked Problems

July 15, 2024 — 
The theme of the conference, “Engineering Responses to Wicked Problems,” emphasized the difficulty of issues in our current world. It aimed to focus attendees' on problems that are seemingly impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory and changing requirements.

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Price Faculty of Engineering

An interview with WOMEN’s outgoing and incoming presidents

June 23, 2024 — 
June 23 is recognized as International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). The Women of Manitoba Engineering Network (WOMEN) celebrates and supports women in engineering year-round through supportive initiatives and the promotion of accomplishments by female-identifying engineers.

Research and International

UM-led research paves way for climate adaptive food systems for Indigenous and marginalized groups

June 21, 2024 — 
A diverse team of researchers spanning six continents and more than ten countries has received funding from the Government of Canada to improve access to culturally significant foods for disadvantaged communities around the world.

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UM Researchers Comacho and Fayek stand at the top of a mountain during feild work.

Research and International

UM researchers to develop sustainable extraction methods for critical minerals

June 17, 2024 — 
UM researchers are collaborating with industry and academic partners to develop innovative technologies and sustainable practices to address key issues related to critical metals exploration and extraction.

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St. John's College

Scholarships changing the lives of students

June 12, 2024 — 
St John's college scholarships and bursaries provide University of Manitoba students with academic excellence as they look to continue their studies and move their respective careers forward in various ways. This year, the college was proud to present $200,000 worth of scholarships to students from faculties including, Science, Arts, Engineering, Asper School of Business, Nursing, Health Sciences, Indigenous students, and University 1 students, to name a few.   

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2024/25 SJC student ambassadors

June 6, 2024 — 
As we look forward to the 2024/25 academic year, St John's College proudly announces our new student ambassadors. These students come from various faculties, including arts, science, university 1, health sciences, and engineering.

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Research and International

Meet Faouzi Bellili, 2023 Rh Award Winner in the Applied Science category

May 24, 2024 — 
Faouzi Bellili is the 2023 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Applied Sciences category.

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Faculty of Science

Solar + Storage: A seminar by Colin Parkin, President of e-Storage

May 22, 2024 — 
Join us for “Solar + Storage: merging the benefits for increased global electrification and decarbonization” seminar by Colin Parkin, President, e-Storage on June 6th, 2:30 p.m. at the 270 EITC-E3 Lecture Theatre.

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Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Rh Bowman Award recipient.

Research and International

UM researchers recognized with Rh Awards

May 21, 2024 — 
Eight UM faculty members are recognized at the Rh Awards at the May 27 ceremony.

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