Faculty of Science News Archive
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Dual purpose value of perennial forage grain for food and feed focus of a new study
March 19, 2019 —
New study reveals dual purpose of perennial forage grain
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3MT winner takes first step toward regional finals
March 19, 2019 —
A student who is developing a way to test heart health through a simple stepping exercise impressed a prestigious panel of judges at the Three-Minute Thesis competition
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Food Systems Research Group
FSRG talk – Protecting Canada’s crops using next-generation molecular fungicides
March 19, 2019 —
March 28 FSRG talk: Mark Belmonte shares cutting edge research on next-generation molecular fungicides
![Front row (l-r): Recipients Aaron Marshall, Michael Czubryt, Roberta Woodgate (CRC), Kellie Thiessen and Elder Katherine Whitecloud (Assembly of First Nations) (back row, l-r): Recipients Frank Schweizer and Brian Mark, MP Terry Duguid, UM VP Research & International Digvir Jayas, and recipients Ian Dixon, Leslie Roos and Benedict Albensi.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CIHR-WEB-150x150.jpg)
Celebrating the achievements of cutting-edge researchers
March 15, 2019 —
$10.4M in funding for U of M researchers is part of a national investment by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to support researchers studying full spectrum of health issues
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Research and International
Seven U of M research projects funded by CFI
March 14, 2019 —
More than $1.1 million in support of seven U of M research projects in areas such as disease, food processing and supercomputers
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Alumni Abroad: Science to the extreme
March 4, 2019 —
Allyson Hindle can tell you a lot about mammals in extreme environments
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Globe and Mail: The chosen few: We asked Canada’s business leaders to nominate the brightest minds you’ve never heard of
March 1, 2019 —
There’s a new generation of leaders coming up through the ranks who are changing the face of business in Canada
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Sustainability
Sustainability Night: Exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals
February 25, 2019 —
Come join us for Sustainability Night on March 7 to connect with other sustainability-focused people
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Food Systems Research Group
FSRG talk – An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
February 19, 2019 —
Feb 27 FSRG talk: Mary Kate Dennis shares contributions to the future of food security by Lakota Elders
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A kilonova in our neighbourhood
February 4, 2019 —
An international team of researchers, led by U of M astrophysicist Dr. Samar Safi-Harb, proposes that the merging of two neutron stars relatively near the Earth has created a “kilonova remnant”