Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
![Dr. Rohan Kirtane sits in the dentistry clinic.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dentistry-Research-Day-Rohan-Kirtane-00212-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Dentistry students present studies at Research Day
May 12, 2021 —
Three years of hard work and sacrifice culminated in Dr. Rohan Kirtane winning first prize at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Research Day. The effort the master of science in orthodontics student put into his research project paid off.
![Interior Design student Sean Hewlett](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sean-Hewlett-Hero-Images-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Architecture
Meet Sean Hewlett, 2020-2021 Judy Micay Linhart and Samuel Linhart Scholarship in Interior Design recipient
May 11, 2021 —
Sean Hewlett, 2020-2021 Judy Micay Linhart and Samuel Linhart Scholarship in Interior Design
![Nolan De Leon](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/de-leon-2021-3mt-150x150.jpg)
Watch the 3MT Western Regionals and vote for UM challenger Nolan De Leon
May 11, 2021 —
Graduate student Nolan De Leon, an aspiring physician, won first place and the Dr. Archie McNicol Prize at the UM Three Minute Thesis finals and now moves on to the Western Regional 3MT competition on May 13, 2021
![Master of nursing student student Josie Bolianatz discusses her project in a video abstract.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Boliantz-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Graduate nursing students awarded in virtual poster competition
May 10, 2021 —
The College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences awarded five students in its master’s and PhD programs at the annual Helen Glass Research Symposium (HGRS) Graduate Student Poster Competition on April 29 as part of the three-day online event.
![23 students as part of the 2021 Presidents Students Leadership Program](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/UM-today-Hero-Image-PSLP-Cohort-3-Announcement-FINAL-150x150.png)
Asper School of Business
President’s Student Leadership Program Announces 2021 Cohort of Students
May 7, 2021 —
The James W. Burns Leadership Institute is pleased to announce the third cohort of the unique in Canada President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP) at the University of Manitoba.
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Faculty of Science
Bioinformatics Lab – Q&A with Olivier Tremblay-Savard
May 3, 2021 —
A professor in the department of computer science, Bioinformatics Lab at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Tremblay-Savard’s research interests include comparative genomics, and human computing games in genomics. His interest in science goes way back and he credits the terrific science teachers he had in high school/ CEGEP and scientific tv shows for inspiring him. Dr. Tremblay-Savard received a BSc and a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the University of Montreal. He completed a postdoc, in Human Computing and Bioinformatics from McGill University.
![Trophy with "MT180 First Place"](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Unknown-1-150x150.jpeg)
Students
MT180 Winners Announced!
April 22, 2021 —
For the second year in a row, the 2021 Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes (MT180) competition at the University of Manitoba was held virtually, with the challengers rising to the occasion of virtually presenting their thesis research.
![First-Place-Nolan De Leon and Kelley Main - Screen Shot](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/First-Place-Nolan-De-Leon-and-Kelley-Main-Screen-Shot-002-150x150.png)
3MT winner cites passion for research as driving force in competition
April 22, 2021 —
Nolan De Leon, a graduate student who is an aspiring physician won first place and the Archie McNicol Prize at the University of Manitoba Three Minute Thesis finals on April 21, 2021
![person using tablet surfing internet with futuristic background](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iStock-1223005887-150x150.jpg)
RAS project top 5 ‘fun facts’
April 21, 2021 —
Changes to how graduate students, faculty, and research staff will go about their work.
![Headshot of student Kwene Appah against a white background](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kwene-Appah-2-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Arts
3MT finalist’s own experience propels research to improve integration of immigrants
April 16, 2021 —
On April 21, master's student Kwene Appah will compete in the 3MT finals representing the department of Sociology and Criminology presenting her research on Nationalism and integration policy: A comparative cross-national examination.