Faculty of Science News Archive
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Wpg Free Press: Students need to master basic math skills to thrive
September 13, 2016 —
Op-ed by Robert Craigen, associate professor of mathematics
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Opinion by Ayush Kumar: Canada Needs to Ban Anti-bacterial Soaps
September 12, 2016 —
After the U.S. FDA bans anti-bacterial chemicals, Canada needs to follow suit.
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John Page’s Recipe for Good Ramen Calls for a Serving of Science
September 2, 2016 —
John Page of the Department of Physics and Astronomy has paired with the Department of Food Science to come up with a technique to improve the production of ramen noodles
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EMERGING: Grant Legaree
August 24, 2016 —
This incoming student is a role model in his own right, with enough academic accolades and volunteerism to earn himself a prestigious 2016 Schulich Leader Scholarship
![(L-R) Chemistry professor Jennifer van Wijngaarden and MP Terry Duguid look over a magnetic resonance chamber in a chemistry lab on Aug. 22, 2016.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/funding-announcement_research-150x150.jpg)
$8 million in funding to support research at U of M
August 22, 2016 —
'The upgrades to our lab space are critical to the optimal function of these 21st century instruments'
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Free Press, Metro, et al.: Gov’t will pour $9M into Churchill scientific facility
August 11, 2016 —
Supported by government, the University of Manitoba is taking the lead in understanding how ice and oil mix.
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CIHR and Research Manitoba Funding for U of M Microbiology Labs
July 29, 2016 —
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Research Manitoba Award Funding to Three Labs in the Faculty of Science
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Robotic soccer team wins big at RoboCup
July 11, 2016 —
Students just finished competing at RoboCup, the world's largest and most prestigious competition for intelligent soccer robots, with more than 3,500 participants from across the globe
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Introducing the Manitoba Institute for Materials
July 7, 2016 —
Manitoba Institute for Materials grand opening July 8
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Opening new windows into our universe
July 7, 2016 —
'Looking at this amazing science data is truly bittersweet.'