Faculty of Science News Archive
Faculty of Science
CTV Winnipeg: ‘It’s quite rare’: Partial solar eclipse to be viewable in Manitoba next week
April 2, 2024 —
CTV Winnipeg: 'It’s quite rare': Partial solar eclipse to be viewable in Manitoba next week
Faculty of Science
Celebrating Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
April 2, 2024 —
March is CEWIL Canada Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) month in Canada where work-integrated learning (WIL) is celebrated. Work-integrated learning has become an integral part of the Canadian educational experience, fostering connections and collaboration between academia, industry, and community to prepare students for the workforce.
Faculty of Science
CBC News: Math lessons from deepfakes of Drake, other celebrities on TikTok raise concerns about misinformation
April 1, 2024 —
CBC News: Math lessons from deepfakes of Drake, other celebrities on TikTok raise concerns about misinformation
Faculty of Science
Global News Winnipeg: Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says
March 28, 2024 —
Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says
Faculty of Science
Witness the spark in science when students compete for $3,000 cash prize!
March 25, 2024 —
Science Spark 3K Pitch Competition 2024 presented by the Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) is happening on April 8th, 1:00 p.m. at Marshall McLuhan Hall as 9 teams of science students pitch their innovative ideas and compete for a chance to win a $3,000 cash prize! The event is free but registration is required.
Students
DNA in water research
March 22, 2024 —
On World Water Day 2024, discover the vital research of Miguel Uyaguari, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba.
Research and International
UM researchers receive more than $1 million in new project funding
March 13, 2024 —
On Wednesday March 13, the federal government announced the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) recipients of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for fall 2022 and spring 2023.
Faculty of Science
Volunteer for Science Rendezvous 2024
March 10, 2024 —
Volunteer for Science Rendezvous 2024 because we can't do this without you and this is the event you're going to remember you volunteered for, made friendships and connections with your peers, faculty and staff, and got Experience Record once you spent more than 10 hours volunteering.
Dr. Ute Kothe receives Lifetime Service Award
March 7, 2024 —
Incoming Dean of Extended Education recognized by RNA Society for achievements in the field
Libraries
ORCID makes researcher profile creation easy
March 1, 2024 —
ORCID — which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID — is a non-profit organization that provides unique, digital identifiers (ORCID iD) with associated profiles. Your ORCID profile contains your affiliation, education, professional associations, scholarly works, peer review, and more. Increasingly, granting agencies and journal publishers require researchers to have an ORCID iD.