Faculty of Science community and partners News Archive
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Transform Faculty of Science furniture into new opportunities
June 18, 2024 —
As you might already know, Machray Hall is undergoing a huge redevelopment. This has recently resulted in surplus furniture at the Faculty of Science which is now available to all other UM faculties and units. Let's help to avoid them ending up in the landfill.
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Two of the Faculty of Science’s professors receive recognition for their teaching excellence
June 11, 2024 —
STRR holds a special meaning since the nomination is made by an outstanding graduate student. They chose two educators who have significantly influenced their learning journey—one from Kindergarten to Grade 12 years and another from their time at the University of Manitoba.
Five people to be given highest honour at Spring Convocation 2024
June 6, 2024 —
This Spring Convocation the University of Manitoba celebrates the achievements of over 4300 graduands and recognizes the distinguished achievements of five honorary degree recipients who have made our province and country better.
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Celebrating the Asian communities at the Faculty of Science
May 24, 2024 —
The Asian communities at the Faculty of Science include brilliant people from students in labs to instructors passionately teaching in classes, professors conducting ground-breaking research, and support staff who make our departments and the Faculty an extraordinary environment. With May being the Asian Heritage Month, we decided to shine the light on the contributions of the Asian communities at the Faculty and celebrate their presence.
A journey of education, love, and legacy
May 7, 2024 —
To carry on his wife’s legacy of helping students, UM alum and retiree decided to make a planned gift to UM to fund a scholarship in her name.
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Machray Hall redevelopment
May 6, 2024 —
We are pleased to unveil an exciting development set to commence in the summer of 2024 - the transformation of Machray Hall. This ambitious endeavour will see the emergence of a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the evolving needs of our academic community.
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Science Rendezvous 2024 cancelled
May 2, 2024 —
Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. right here on Fort Garry Campus. We will be there, the Faculty of Science, our campus and organization partners, and 700 volunteers! And we will bring you the biggest, most fun and most remarkable science outreach event of the year!
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Join us for the 2024 Computer Science Alumni and Industry Symposium
April 11, 2024 —
The department of computer science is holding the 2024 Computer Science Alumni and Industry Symposium for the second year and invites everyone curious about anything computer science and tech-related to join the event on May 3, 2024, at the RBC Convention Centre.
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Celebrating Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
April 2, 2024 —
March is CEWIL Canada Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) month in Canada where work-integrated learning (WIL) is celebrated. Work-integrated learning has become an integral part of the Canadian educational experience, fostering connections and collaboration between academia, industry, and community to prepare students for the workforce.
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Witness the spark in science when students compete for $3,000 cash prize!
March 25, 2024 —
Science Spark 3K Pitch Competition 2024 presented by the Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) is happening on April 8th, 1:00 p.m. at Marshall McLuhan Hall as 9 teams of science students pitch their innovative ideas and compete for a chance to win a $3,000 cash prize! The event is free but registration is required.