Faculty of Engineering News Archive
Research and International
Ice Ice Maybe
July 13, 2020 —
Surprisingly, there are few studies on river ice dynamics, despite prominent public and industrial concerns associated with flooding and other impacts of river ice processes.
Students
Introducing the 2020 Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients
June 29, 2020 —
Shubhneet Thind, a student from Miles Macdonell Collegiate, and Joshua Bond of Westwood Collegiate will soon join the UM community.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM team develop inexpensive 3D-printed ventilator following shortage
June 24, 2020 —
Doctors around the world could turn to a made-in-Manitoba design if hospitals experience a ventilator shortage during the second wave of COVID-19.
Students
Convocation 2020 – Beyond the Classroom
June 24, 2020 —
Meet some of the incredible members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2020. As students, these graduands embraced opportunities available to them outside the classroom – from international exchanges to undergraduate research – that broadened their horizons and helped them to find their passions.
Research and International
$10 million for discovery science
June 17, 2020 —
University of Manitoba scientists received a total of $10,667,861 over five years for 80 awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants Program.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Students vote to contribute nearly $1 million to the Price Faculty of Engineering
May 27, 2020 —
The Price Faculty of Engineering students voted to support the Engineering Endowment fund and to create a new Student Initiative Fund (SIF). The referendum vote will see a total contribution of $940,188 over the next 3 years.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
COVID-19 has created opportunity for change
May 12, 2020 —
Dr. Nazim Cicek, associate head of biosystems engineering at UM, says that some good could come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faculty of Engineering named in honour of monumental donation by Dr. Gerry Price and family
March 11, 2020 —
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba bears a new name, thanks to a transformative $20 million investment from visionary philanthropists Gerry and Barb Price
Robots to drive Miss Daisy
February 24, 2020 —
University of Manitoba and United Kingdom researchers to investigate AI-based transportation solutions for older populations
Office of Sustainability
University students solve world problems at Invent for the Planet competition
February 19, 2020 —
Team "HUB-It", winners of the Invent for the Planet idea and design competition, took home the grand prize of $1,000, three months of mentorship at the North Forge Technology Exchange and the chance to continue to the final round in the international competition in Texas on March 31 – April 2.