Faculty of Science News Archive
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Honouring Indigenous excellence in science
June 20, 2025 —
A warm sense of pride and community filled the University Centre conference room as the first annual Wawatay celebration dinner brought together students, staff and faculty to honour the academic achievements and collective strength of the Wawatay Scholars.
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Celebrating Indigenous Excellence: Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community 2025
June 12, 2025 —
Ten members of the Indigenous campus community at UM are being recognized this National Indigenous Peoples Day for leading transformational change and weaving Indigenous knowledges into all they do.
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CBC News: A website claims wildfire destroyed a single mom’s clothing warehouse. But the store doesn’t exist
June 11, 2025 —
Fake website claiming 'last chance to own' items from non-existent Flin Flon business 'disgusting': mayor
Faculty of Science
CBC Manitoba: How to spot the Strawberry Moon
June 10, 2025 —
How to spot the Strawberry Moon
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CBC Cross Country Checkup: Is AI creating a generation of cheaters or achievers?
June 9, 2025 —
AI use and abuse is on the rise.
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How UM students aim to stop cholera outbreaks without any antibiotics
June 5, 2025 —
At the 2025 Science 3K Pitch Competition, Rana Ahmed presented the ground-breaking idea. She introduced combating cholera outbreaks in underrepresented nations by engineering probiotics. Being a waterborne disease, cholera can easily be transmitted. This is common, especially in places that suffer from crises, war and disasters. The current solution is through antibiotics. It is expensive, requires a doctor’s prescription and affects the immune system negatively.
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The Free Press: Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
June 2, 2025 —
Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
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The highest standing
May 29, 2025 —
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
Faculty of Science
From the power of magnetism to controlling the speed of light
May 29, 2025 —
You might think controlling the speed of light directionally is a far-fetched idea. But what seems science fiction is very much the reality of 2 PhD students’ work. Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu are PhD students at the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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CBC Manitoba: Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
May 29, 2025 —
Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters