Faculty of Science News Archive
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Manitoba Undergraduate Healthcare Symposium
March 7, 2017 —
The Manitoba Undergraduate Healthcare Symposium, hosted by members of the UManitoba Undergraduate Leaders in Healthcare (UM-ULH), is the first student-run conference of its kind in Manitoba.
$2.7-M investment from provincial and federal governments for new research infrastructure
March 3, 2017 —
'These investments will inspire a new generation of young explorers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics'
GlycoNet: U of M based GlycoNet investigators identify novel anti-cancer agents
February 28, 2017 —
Drs. Frank Schweizer and Gilbert Arthur, together with a team of University of Manitoba (U of M) researchers, have identified a unique way to potentially treat and cure cancer, using carbohydrate-based antitumor agents.
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Bacteria – nature’s biopesticide
February 23, 2017 —
The research is primarily focused on investigating bacteria as a possible safe alternative to conventional agrochemical pesticides traditionally used to control plant disease
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Fishing for bacteria in New Zealand
February 22, 2017 —
Dr. Richard Sparling is part of an ambitious project, One Thousand Springs, that aims to characterize and catalogue the chemical and microbial diversity of 1000 geothermal hot springs on the North Island of New Zealand.
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Canadian Science Publishing: New metalloid oxide reducing bacteria found in Manitoba’s Nopiming gold mine tailings
February 14, 2017 —
A new study published in the Canadian Journal of Microbiology has identified new toxic metalloid-reducing bacteria in highly polluted abandoned gold mine tailings in Manitoba’s Nopiming Provincial Park.
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ResearchLife: Following the Nose
February 13, 2017 —
Luke Belding, a PhD student in Gary Anderson's lab, Biological Sciences, is exploring how free swimming, newly hatched larval Lake Sturgeon deal with rapidly changing environments. Particularly, how they will respond to increasing CO2 and temperatures scientists predict for 2100, which, since sturgeon can live to be 100, the fish being born today will experience.
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Honoured Faculty of Science Alumni Awards Celebration
February 2, 2017 —
On Thursday, January 26th, the Faculty of Science celebrated seven outstanding alumni at the second annual Alumni Awards event.
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Undergraduate Computer Scientists Place in International Competitions
February 1, 2017 —
Computer scientists from the U of M are fresh off of impressive performances in international robotics competitions overseas.
All STEAMed Up
February 1, 2017 —
STEAM came about as a way to take what are known as the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and incorporate Art and Design into the mix. The program endeavours to dispel the twin myths of the socially awkward, uncommunicative scientist and the self-involved, impractical artist while simultaneously using artistic creativity and practical science not only to facilitate innovation, but to make the subjects more accessible to those not currently involved with STEM.