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Canadian Nutrition Society Conference winners 2025 - Dr. Carla Taylor, Anne Manson, Dr. Harold Aukema

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

National nutrition honours bestowed on UM researchers

June 3, 2025 — 
Three members of the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences had a standout presence at the Canadian Nutrition Society annual awards banquet.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Volunteers needed for study exploring blood vessel health

May 23, 2025 — 
The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) is looking for volunteers for a study looking at the effects of age and omega-3 fats on blood vessel health in women and men.

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Honeysuckle berry

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Volunteers needed for nutrition study

May 22, 2025 — 
Volunteers needed for a short nutrition study investigating the effects of haskap berry powder on blood pressure.

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2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Award winners

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

University of Manitoba shines at 2025 AOCS Awards

May 16, 2025 — 
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences researchers take home prizes at the 2025 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Awards Banquet.

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Michael Eskin rapping

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Everything Zoomer: The Non-Retirement Plan – Meet Michael Eskin, the Rapping Scientist Who’s Still Going Strong at 83

May 5, 2025 — 
We’re used to hearing about retirement as a finish line – a moment to step back, slow down, and fade quietly into leisure. But for a growing number of people, the prescribed retirement age isn’t a deadline, it’s a doorway.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Tasters needed for pulse flour sensory research study

April 10, 2025 — 
Volunteers sought for a sensory research study. Honorarium provided.

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Adewunmi Giwa and Anne Manson, 3MT finalists from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

3MT finalists from Food and Human Nutritional Sciences explore human health challenges

March 27, 2025 — 
Two Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences graduate students will share their research at the Three Minute Thesis final event on April 1.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Volunteers needed for consumer survey

March 19, 2025 — 
Volunteers are needed for consumer survey assessing diet change in response to a health claim.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

$1.18 Million grant supports study on flaxseed and antihypertensive drugs

March 14, 2025 — 
Dr. Michel Aliani’s research aims to uncover how flaxseed, a common dietary supplement, could interact with antihypertensive drugs to help manage blood pressure more effectively.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

New academic staff revitalize Agricultural and Food Sciences

January 1, 2025 — 
Seven new academic members joined the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences in 2024

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