Faculty of Science News Archive
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Faculty of Science
Science student awarded prestigious Fessenden-Trott Scholarship
March 20, 2015 —
Anna Liu is one of four students in Western Canada awarded the prestigious Fessenden-Trott scholarship
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Research and International
Future of Canadian astronomy research is looking up
March 19, 2015 —
Partnership with Japanese space agency will increase opportunities of research and exploration
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Faculty of Science
Distinguished professor in physics and astronomy awarded Brockhouse Medal
March 18, 2015 —
John Page, professor, department of physics and astronomy, Faculty of Science is the recipient of the 2015 Brockhouse Medal by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP).
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Faculty of Arts
Celebrating Co-operative Education Week
March 17, 2015 —
Heather Kuppe named Co-operative Education Student Champion
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Faculty of Science
Indigenous science students are making a difference
March 17, 2015 —
As Indigenous Student Representatives of the Science Students Association, Amanda Fontes and Kelsey Papineau are passionate about finding opportunities to develop an inclusive and supportive learning environment that promotes Indigenous student success.
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Faculty of Science
Mahfuzur Rahman, PhD candidate, delivers successful wiki workshop to local Women’s art group
March 12, 2015 —
Last Sunday morning, on International Women’s Day, Mahfuzur Rahman, a PhD candidate, of the Department of Computer Science, found himself hiking down to Main Street in search of a Women’s Art group.
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Faculty of Science
CBC: University of Manitoba science fair
March 12, 2015 —
The 13th annual Manitoba First Nations Science Fair, held March 11 - 12, 2015 at the University of Manitoba was featured on CBC. More than 500 students from 36 Manitoba First Nations operated schools took part in the event, competing within Youth Science Canada standards for Gold, Silver, and Bronze medallions of excellence in science.