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Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Innovation Award

October 10, 2024 — 
The Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Innovation Award recognizes and celebrates faculty members and instructors who demonstrate exceptional innovation in their teaching or learning practices at undergraduate or graduate level.

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St. John's College

Embracing passion for healthcare

September 23, 2024 — 
Sabrina Stokotelny found joining the college membership early in her studies beneficial. During her time in South Africa, she applied her skills to real-life situations and reflected on the importance of healthcare and the difference she wants to make.

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Support Fund recipients announced

August 29, 2024 — 
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund provides opportunities for professors, instructors and librarians to undertake projects that increase knowledge in pedagogy and learning. This year, six awards of $6,000 and one major award of $25,000 were awarded. Learn about Dr. Jason Peeler's research to improve clinical skills training in the area of musculoskeletal medicine.

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Get to know the mathematics department!

August 16, 2024 — 
Adam Clay, professor and associate head graduate at the mathematics department, tells us whatever degree you choose at the university will focus your training and skill sets in a way that opens doors and closes some for your future. "A degree in mathematics", he says, "closes the fewest doors and opens the most."

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Empowering the future generation – Shad Manitoba

August 9, 2024 — 
This year, in July 2024, Shad Manitoba inspired young minds, showed them the potential of pursuing an education at UM and presented them with opportunities all around Manitoba.

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Peter Pelka, professor at the department of microbiology, sitting near a desk with a microscope on it at a lab.

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Get to know Peter Pelka and his vision for the future of vaccine research

August 2, 2024 — 
In studying how adenovirus interacts with the host cell, Peter Pelka a professor at the department of microbiology and his team, explore how they can learn more about cancer development using the virus. Pelka is one of the prominent researchers who has participated in establishing the Prairie Pandemic Preparedness Hub, including the University of Manitoba, Alberta, Calgary and Saskatchewan. The hub has recently received $57 million for both research and infrastructure aspects from the Government of Canada to lead Canada toward independence in vaccine research and manufacturing.

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An interdisciplinary lab develops a non-invasive, inexpensive and efficient method to detect an incurable disease in young infants

July 25, 2024 — 
The Laboratory for Bioanalytics and Electrochemical Sensing at the University of Manitoba has developed a novel approach to detect an incurable disease in young infants in a non-invasive, inexpensive and efficient manner.

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From a fundamental discovery in a chemistry lab to a novel product for the market

July 18, 2024 — 
It all started when John Sorensen, a chemistry professor, and his research team discovered an enzyme with an interesting reaction, a difficult step in the organic synthesis laboratory. The reaction normally requires multiple steps and many reagents without the same yields. But with the enzyme, it could be done in a single step in great condition. The discovery then sparked conversations about commercialization among the research team and how it could be put somewhere on a store shelf.

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General Science Internship Program (GSIP)

July 6, 2024 — 
Work-integrated learning (WIL) has become fundamental to the Canadian educational experience, equipping students with practical skills and experience necessary for success in the workforce. The Faculty of Science is excited to offer a brand-new work integrated program to students in the B.Sc. General degree program.

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Stories that instil resilience

June 28, 2024 — 
June is National Indigenous History Month, and while at the Faculty of Science, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of the Indigenous community on campus throughout the year, we wanted to take this time to listen to the journey, the proud moments, the challenges and the resilience of the Indigenous faculty, students and staff.

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