Faculty of Science News Archive
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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
![Madeline Stanley in her field lab.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Stanley_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Commending perseverance
October 17, 2017 —
1,467 students receiving their parchment at this year’s Fall Convocation
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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
![Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan is shown the cosmos by Canada Research Chair Samar Safi-Harb. Safi-Harb and Dean of Science Stefi Baum received funding today from CFI](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Photo-2017-10-12-12-28-50-PM_preview-150x150.jpg)
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
![Justin Trudeau views Kelvin High School student Grace Ma's climate change research at the first annual Prime Minister's Science Fair on Sept. 26.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Grace-Ma-Kelvin-High-School-Justin-Trudeau-2-150x150.jpg)
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.
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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.
![Vanier Scholar - Deirdre Khan](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Vanier-Scholar-Deirdre-Khan-4-150x150.jpg)
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
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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
![Shayna Timmerman received a 2017 Schulich Leader Scholarship and is entering the Faculty of Science](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Shayna-Timmerman-1-WEB-150x150.jpg)
2017 Schulich Leader: Shayna Timmerman
September 13, 2017 —
She's on top of the world but there's two sides to every story
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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