Faculty of Science News Archive
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CBC: From space mice to artificial intelligence: UM scientist, entrepreneur is breaking new ground
May 1, 2017 —
Baran has completed a doctorate at the University of Manitoba, focusing on breast cancer research that uses safe and inexpensive microwave imaging.
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Q&A with Rachel Nickel, U of M’s 3MT champion heading to regionals
April 26, 2017 —
Rachel Nickel won the Archie McNicol Prize for First Place at U of M’s 2017 3MT competition (and also received the People's Choice Award) and is heading to Saskatoon to compete in the regionals on April 28
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New weapon in fight against antibiotic resistance discovered
April 20, 2017 —
'We have not only defined a new and effective target, we have designed a drug to attack it'
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Peeling the Mitochondrial “Onion”, One layer at a time
April 19, 2017 —
Dr. Jason Treberg, Canada Research Chair, investigates how changes in the environment influence the metabolism of a given organism.
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Marching for Science to effect positive change
April 18, 2017 —
Biologist Mark Belmonte hopes the March for Science on April 22 will bring attention to the importance of science, data and empirical evidence when it comes to policy making at all levels of government
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Why you should duck from that goose
April 17, 2017 —
The nesting of geese on campus is only the first part of the problem.
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The University of Manitoba bursts open for Science Rendezvous
April 5, 2017 —
Join us on campus on Saturday, May 13, 2017 for a free day of fun and discovery.
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Scientific American: Growth Spurts May Determine a Lamprey’s Sex
March 30, 2017 —
Understanding sex determination in lampreys will help us understand the evolution of sex determination in vertebrates.”
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New book by alumna Kaitlin Vitt celebrates the connection Manitobans have to their natural world
March 29, 2017 —
On March 2nd, University of Manitoba alumna Kaitlin Vitt released her first book entitled Planted: Stories From Manitoba’s Natural World. The 80 page piece of creative non-fiction is a exploration of the people, plants, and fungi that make our province diverse and rich.
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Computer science students win big with innovative new app for dementia
March 29, 2017 —
On March 4th and 5th, two intrepid computer science students from the University of Manitoba made it big at DementiaHack, a hackathon to develop relevant, practical, and innovative approaches to dealing with dementia.