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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

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A university students with long hair and a red shirt working with colorful plastic straws to build structures and cubes while explaining it to the kids that are gathered around the table.

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Back by popular demand: Science Rendezvous 2025

April 29, 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. 

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Research and International

The Free Press: Saving lives with Manitoba-made vaccines

April 15, 2025 — 
Future vaccine development through research at UM

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Hamid Hadipour and Dr. Silvia Cardona side by side, each smiling at the camera sitting on a chair.

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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.

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Research and International

New diagnostic tool could help individuals take greater control of their health

April 11, 2025 — 
A team of researchers at UM have developed an innovative new tool that could transform how kidney disease is detected – especially in under-served and remote communities.

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Department of Computer Science Alumni and Industry Symposium 2025

March 14, 2025 — 
This year’s event is a thoughtfully curated experience for Computer Science alumni, fourth-year students approaching graduation, industry professionals, and tech enthusiasts in Winnipeg.

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Artistic impression of a pulsar.

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Get to know the Department of Physics and Astronomy

February 28, 2025 — 
Curiosity is at the heart of science and if the questions you ask yourself are about the laws of the universe, the colour of the sky, or those mysterious boomerangs that always come back when you throw them away, then physics and astronomy is the place to be. At the Faculty of Science, the Department of Physics and Astronomy offers a wide range of programs at undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Student in a white lab coat standing in a chemistry lab.

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From lab to publication: NSERC URA winner, Kara Loudon, studies health risks in food storage plastics

February 21, 2025 — 
Kara B. Loudon is an undergraduate student in the department of chemistry and a perennial NSERC URA winner who moved forward with the research published recently in the Royal Society of Chemistry. The study, “Estimating dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds from food grade plastics” looks at the migration of chemicals from food-storage containers under typical usage conditions and how they might impact human health.

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A student smiling at the camera, sitting in a chemistry lab.

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Empowering future scientists: The power of co-op and hands-on experience

February 13, 2025 — 
February is Black History Month in Canada, a time to reflect and honour the legacy and contributions of Black people and their communities. The theme this year is, “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.” At the Faculty of Science, we take the chance to celebrate the accomplishments of science students in this community and hear about their experiences, hoping to create understanding and opportunities to flourish.

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Dr. Katie Mitchell-Koch, associate professor at the Department of Chemistry and Kara Loudon, undergraduate chemistry student

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2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 11, 2025 — 
February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Faculty of Science is proud to have many brilliant women contributing to our community as curious students, visionary researchers, empowering leaders, innovative instructors, and insightful support staff. This year, we talked with Dr. Katie Mitchell-Koch, associate professor at the Department of Chemistry and Kara Loudon, undergraduate chemistry student about their experience as a woman in science, their proudest achievements, and the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome those.

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