Faculty of Science News Archive
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ResearchLIFE
Building nanoparticles for biomedical applications
August 19, 2021 —
Rachel Nickel's research connects complex quantum science to real world applications
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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
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Research and International
$1.3 million to UM research from Research Manitoba
July 28, 2021 —
2021 Research Manitoba Awards Competition Results
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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.
![Left to right: Vanier Scholars - Felicia Masenu, Karli Rapinda, Daniel Arujo, Anne Manson and Banting Fellows - Lauren Kepkiewicz, Phil Grayson](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Vaniers_Bantings2021-all6-umtoday-FNL-150x150.jpg)
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
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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
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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
![(L-R) Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Dr. Brian Mark, Mira (Mimi) Locher, Dr. Richard Jochelson.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/summerleadership-2021-umtodaynews-FNL-150x150.jpeg)
Announcing four new UM dean appointments
June 28, 2021 —
UM pleased to announce appointments in the faculties of Science, Education, Law and Architecture
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TeachingLIFE
Near, though far
June 25, 2021 —
Faculty of Science instructors create novel ways of engaging their students in virtual classrooms–and, in turn, become more connected to each other.
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Faculty of Science
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 20, 2021 —
The Faculty of Science would like to encourage everyone to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.