Faculty of Science News Archive
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A networking celebration – Faculty of Science Alumni honoured
January 23, 2018 —
On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Faculty of Science will celebrate seven outstanding alumni at the third annual Careers in Science - Pathways to Achievement Event
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Someone to count on: Statistician Wilf Falk’s role as defender
January 23, 2018 —
Meet Wilf Falk [MSc/72] former CEO of the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics, 2018 Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award recipient.
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UofM Faculty of Science, honoured alumna Trish Simner develops novel diagnostic tools for war on superbugs
January 22, 2018 —
Meet Dr. Trish Simner (PhD/11), Director of the Medical Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratories at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2018 Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award recipient
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From programmer to CEO: U of M Alum David Kuik explains a slightly less than linear career progression
January 22, 2018 —
Meet Dr. David Kuik [BSc (Honours)/94], CEO and Managing Partner, Norima Consulting, 2018 Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award recipient.
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Dr. Rod Wasylishen’s Journey from “Handy Andy” Chemist to World Class Spectrometrist
January 22, 2018 —
Meet Dr. Rod Wasylishen [MSc/70, PhD/72], Lifetime Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 2018 Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award recipient
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Where Business Meets Science: U of M Alum Jon Meltzer is Making an Impact for the Better
January 22, 2018 —
Meet Dr. Jon Meltzer [BSc/92; PhD/00] Senior Vice-President, LabCorp, 2018 Faculty of Science, Honoured Alumni Award recipient.
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From ‘New Guy’ to Successful Start-Up Founder, UM Alum Rick Chartrand Shows How It’s Done
January 22, 2018 —
Meet Dr. Rick Chartrand, [BSc/93], Co-Founder and Mathematician, Descartes Labs, 2018 Faculty of Science Honoured Alumni Award recipient. Dr. Chartrand’s career has spanned both academia and industry. He co-founded Descartes Labs with other scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, their work specializing in calibration and analysis of satellite imagery.
New discussion series guarantees to provide Food for Thought
January 19, 2018 —
The recently formed Food Systems Research Group launches their Food for Thought seminar and knowledge sharing series
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Challenge yourself, take risks: Dean Stefi Baum stresses the value of self-discovery in higher learning
January 15, 2018 —
Dean Stefi Baum recently named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science advises students to find something (or many things!) that their passionate about.
Student leaders promote respect and understanding around the world
January 15, 2018 —
Enlightening. In a word that is how psychology student Mercy Oluwafemi would describe the leadership program she attended this past December in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia