Faculty of Science News Archive
Beware of Manitoba’s ‘vampire’
October 19, 2017 —
It’s out there. Lurking, ready to feast on the blood of its victims, like the mythological vampire
Commending perseverance
October 17, 2017 —
1,467 students receiving their parchment at this year’s Fall Convocation
Alum made significant contributions to work garnering Nobel Prize in Economic Science
October 13, 2017 —
Alumnus Hersh Shefrin [BSc/70] is one of only two economists named in this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Science citation for the recipient Dick Thaler
Putting new tools in the hands of leading Canadian scientists
October 12, 2017 —
More than $554 million for new labs and equipment to help Canadian researchers discover, innovate and train
Faculty of Science
Sub-arctic research leads to Parliament Hill meeting with P.M.
October 5, 2017 —
Since 2007, the International Student-Led Arctic Monitoring and Research project has brought together students, teachers and researchers to study the effects of climate change.
Mongabay: Spot the pattern: Whisker-prints and citizen science
October 2, 2017 —
University of Manitoba researchers are pioneering the use of whisker pattern analysis software to identify and track polar bears in Canada.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet Vanier Scholar Deirdre Khan
September 20, 2017 —
To this day, an incident from kindergarten involving a unicorn and a witch deeply bothers her
Dr. Henry G. Friesen appointed Distinguished Fellow of CAHS
September 19, 2017 —
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences has announced that Henry G. Friesen has been appointed a Distinguished Fellow, the highest honour awarded by the Academy
2017 Schulich Leader: Shayna Timmerman
September 13, 2017 —
She's on top of the world but there's two sides to every story
First-day enrolment at University of Manitoba remains high
September 7, 2017 —
The number of students enrolled as of the first day of classes at the University of Manitoba was 29,185, the fifth consecutive year that first-day enrolment has exceeded 29,000 students