faculty of science News Archive
CBC: Anishinaabe U of M student building portable device to detect breast cancer earlier
October 18, 2021 —
Device designed to be easy to use so there's no need for people to go to doctor to be diagnosed
Science students contribute to Million Tree Challenge on National Tree Day
September 24, 2021 —
The Faculty of Science partnered with Science Rendezvous, UNESCO, Trees Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba Forestry and Peatlands Branch, Ariel Gordon, author of Tree Talk, and Tree Canada to help the community take action
One flew over the cuckoo clock
August 26, 2021 —
UM team finds way to alter migration timing of birds that may help them adjust to climate change
ResearchLIFE
Building nanoparticles for biomedical applications
August 19, 2021 —
Rachel Nickel's research connects complex quantum science to real world applications
Astronomers catch a pulsar wind powered by magnetar outbursts
August 6, 2021 —
A team of international researchers including a UM astrophysicist and an alumna has found a wind nebula around a radio pulsar
Research and International
$1.3 million to UM research from Research Manitoba
July 28, 2021 —
2021 Research Manitoba Awards Competition Results
Research and International
Meet Phil Grayson, a new Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at UM.
July 15, 2021 —
Phil Grayson is a new Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Science, studying one of two surviving groups of ancient jawless fishes: lampreys.
Banting Fellows and Vanier Scholars awarded to UM
July 15, 2021 —
UM welcomes two Banting Postdoctoral Fellows to its ranks and congratulates four doctoral students on receiving Vanier Scholarships
Faculty of Science
NSERC 2021 research grant recipients announced
July 13, 2021 —
From the Subarctic to Subatomic Physics, several big ideas from scientists at the Faculty of Science have received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants Program
Global News: Winnipeg woman pays $200K to join Virgin Galactic flight to space
July 12, 2021 —
Judy Anderson, a retired University of Manitoba professor, has been saving for her trip to space since 2010