Faculty of Science News Archive
Faculty of Science
Back by popular demand: Science Rendezvous 2025
May 7, 2025 —
Get ready for Manitoba’s largest hands-on science and engineering festival. Join us on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. right here in Winnipeg, at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry campus.
Asper School of Business
Entrepreneurial futures are bright after record-breaking Stu Clark New Venture Championships
May 6, 2025 —
With record-breaking applications, the 2025 Stu Clark New Venture Championships welcomed top undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurs to Winnipeg for the competition. Thirty-two teams representing 22 universities from across North America pitched their big ideas and business plans for the chance to win over $60,000 in cash prizes.
Asper School of Business
CBC Manitoba: University of Manitoba students share business plan for AI powered platform to connect graduate students and professors
April 29, 2025 —
University of Manitoba students share business plan for AI powered platform to connect graduate students and professors
Faculty of Science
CBC Manitoba: U of M student awarded for new cholera treatment idea
April 24, 2025 —
U of M student awarded for new cholera treatment idea
Sustainability
Sustainability award winners announced!
April 17, 2025 —
An exceptional group of students, staff and faculty were recognized with 2025 UM Sustainability Awards.
Research and International
The Free Press: Saving lives with Manitoba-made vaccines
April 15, 2025 —
Future vaccine development through research at UM
Faculty of Science
GraphBAN: making drug discovery faster and more affordable through Artificial Intelligence (AI)
April 14, 2025 —
UM researchers have developed a deep learning model to predict compound protein interactions. GraphBAN is an inductive graph-based approach. The model is all about discovering new drug candidates in the pre-clinical stage. This means speeding up the drug discovery process and making it more affordable.
Research and International
New kidney screening tool could help individuals take greater control of their health
April 11, 2025 —
A team of researchers at UM has developed an innovative new tool that could transform how kidney disease is detected – especially in under-served and remote communities.
Faculty of Science
CBC News: A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf
April 9, 2025 —
Scientists say Colossal's pups are an impressive feat, but more 'dire-ish'
Deadline extended: Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community 2025
March 21, 2025 —
Do you know an Indigenous campus community member who is making a difference?