Faculty of Science News Archive
Indigenous
UM student recognized with Athena Leadership Scholarship
May 6, 2020 —
Gillian McIvor is a recipient for The Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship
Security and privacy risks with patient portal accounts in US hospitals
May 4, 2020 —
A research team working with Dr. Celine Latulipe in the UM Faculty of Science has found that many American hospitals may be inviting privacy violations by allowing password sharing between patients and their care providers.
Faculty of Science
Reduced human activity leaves room for urban wildlife
April 21, 2020 —
As humans limit their activity and spend more time indoors, urban animals are suddenly faced with a new, emptier environment to navigate. While the ecological urban landscape changes, some species will thrive while others might struggle.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM scientists pull together to collect equipment for health-care workers
April 15, 2020 —
Microbiologist from Fort Garry campus and medical microbiologist from Bannatyne campus team up to collect protective gear for health-care workers
International collaboration developing nanotechnology that may be used against COVID-19
March 30, 2020 —
A new approach to stopping virus growth gives hope for new therapeutic options against seasonal influenza, bird flu and possibly COVID-19
Tracking the spread of COVID-19 across the globe
March 25, 2020 —
Mathematician Dr. Julien Arino in the UM Faculty of Science is part of a team that received a Canada Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant worth $666,667 to study the spread of COVID-19
UM researchers develop app for use in disease outbreaks
March 12, 2020 —
Users share their location history with health authorities
Libraries
Megatrends in GIS – GISday 2020
March 10, 2020 —
The new date for this year’s GISday is November 18th, after being postponed from its original date of March 19, is hosted by UM Libraries in a virtual setting.
Alumni
The Disrupters: Alumnae who persisted in an inequitable world
March 6, 2020 —
As this year’s International Women’s Day calls for a more gender-equal world, we’re celebrating our own UM alumnae whose perseverance led to incredible contributions for Manitoba, Canada, and the world
COVID-19 Rapid Response Program funding for studies in Indigenous populations
March 6, 2020 —
Two University of Manitoba researchers have received nearly $1 million in COVID-19 Rapid Response Program funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for research projects that focus on public health responses in Indigenous populations.