Faculty of Science News Archive
Faculty of Science
Nature News and Views article: on the visualization of a magnetic field using X-rays in a stellar graveyard (or pulsar wind nebula)
January 4, 2023 —
An X-ray imaging mission has unveiled the magnetic field in the environment of a dead star. The order and symmetry of the field will reshape our understanding of how it accelerates particles to ultra-high energies, says UM astrophysicist Dr. Samar Safi-Harb, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics and lead author.
Faculty of Science
Exhibit – Enterprises of the Human Spirit: 50 Years of Scientific Excellence in Germany and Canada.
January 4, 2023 —
Free Exhibition honouring Dr. Gerhard Herzberg’s 1971 Nobel Prize award in Chemistry will be on display in the Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library from Jan. 4 - Jan. 24, 2023.
Faculty of Science
Science students win silver at international biotech competition
December 20, 2022 —
Competing against more than 350 teams from nearly 50 countries, Prairie iGEM was awarded the Silver Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation Grand Jamboree in Paris.
Extended Education
Manitoba Indigenous Youth Achievement Awards for Access Program students
December 15, 2022 —
“This is a huge honour to be recognized for my accomplishments. It is validating and it reminds me of the strength it took to get here." - April Quill
Squirrel sperm and feet tell a different climate change story
November 28, 2022 —
Two UM studies found that climate change is altering ground squirrels’ sperm and feet, and this warns of big consequences potentially coming to endangered ecosystems.
CBC Future 40 list highlights UM big thinkers and change makers
November 22, 2022 —
CBC Manitoba’s Future 40 Awards are back and the announcement comes with a significant list of UM representation.
Extended Education
Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning Solutions
November 16, 2022 —
"This program provides a basic understanding of what’s possible and how you can apply it. AI is such an effective and useful area for business.” - Briana Brownell
Donor Relations
The Kwan Family Bursary – Continuing a Legacy of Giving
November 4, 2022 —
UM alum continues legacy of hard work and value of education through scholarship named for their parents.
Faculty of Science
Meet the Science Grad who founded Canada’s Fastest Growing Company
October 31, 2022 —
The first Entrepreneurship Speaker Series kicks off on Friday, November 4, 2022 in-person with alum Chris Schmidt who graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in 2016, and a year later, a company he founded, Geofilter Studio became Canada’s fastest growing company.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Finding joy in molecules
October 25, 2022 —
Weslley Silva's PhD research is leading to new insights into the nature of our universe.