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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024

February 9, 2024 — 
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we talked with five women in science at the Faculty of Science.

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Steve Daley, Black PhD student, wearing a white lab coat with blue gloves on and doing experiments in the lab.

Faculty of Science

Talking about microbes and meaningful change

February 9, 2024 — 
“What I wanted to do with my life led me to microbiology… Being able to help or to shape the environment in a positive way using what we have,” said Steve Daley when we asked him why he chose microbiology. Daley is a PhD student in the department of microbiology, University of Manitoba, conducting his research on ethanol production. Watch the full interview on the Faculty of Science's YouTube channel.

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Dr. Samar Safi Harb standing in the middle of her research group smiling with students around her pointing to her in front of the UM Administration building.

Faculty of Science

Origin of the heavy elements, the universe and the physics of the extreme – UM astrophysicist, Dr. Samar Safi-Harb and her team on LIGO scientific collaboration

February 9, 2024 — 
We sat down with Dr. Samar Safi-Harb to learn more about her research, her vision for the future of this collaboration and what it means for UM Faculty of Science to be part of the LIGO collaboration.

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How a small community transformed a science student experience

January 26, 2024 — 
Whether it's during a class, around the science faculty, or in the St John's College Student Association lounge, you can often find Karis Park studying or socializing with her colleagues in these places. We sat down with the fourth-year science student, also a 2023 St John's scholarship recipient, about her experience at St John's and how her student membership has improved her student experience at UM.   

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St. John's College

The impact of community on Abby Vovchuk’s science journey

January 19, 2024 — 
As last year's Hoskins scholarship award winner, Abby hopes to pursue her master's following her studies this year as she uses this scholarship to open up future career opportunities.

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Jessica Marinelli and Camille Prefontaine wearing bright green shirts in the left, with one pointing to the poster behind them, Oleksandra Havruk and Louis Cheng on the right wearing bright green shirts with one pointing to the poster behind them. The poster is on a wall with dark wooden panels.

Faculty of Science

The planet is paying for your iced coffee but it doesn’t have to

December 18, 2023 — 
UM students take the innovative route to compost PLA bioplastics.

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Faculty of Science researchers’ breakthroughs 2023

December 7, 2023 — 
In the ever-evolving landscape of scientific breakthroughs, the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba has once again proven to be a center of pioneering research and innovation. As we wrap up the year 2023, it is both a privilege and excitement to look back at some of the research breakthroughs made by brilliant minds in the Faculty of Science.

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

The dinosaur in the coal mine

December 1, 2023 — 
How will freshwater fish fare against climate change? The answer could lie in this PhD research.

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UM Undergraduate Research Showcase winners with Mario Pinto, Vice-President (Research and International)

Research and International

2023 Undergraduate Research Showcase highlights student achievement at UM

November 6, 2023 — 
On Tuesday October 31, more than 100 UM undergraduate students shared their research findings at the inaugural Undergraduate Research Showcase

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As you lichen: UM research receives NSERC Alliance International Collaboration Grant

November 2, 2023 — 
A researcher in the faculty of science at the University of Manitoba has received the first Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance International Collaboration Grant in UM history, marking a significant milestone in putting UM research on the map.

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