Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
For grassland bird conservation, it’s not the size that matters
August 7, 2018 —
U of M researchers uncover something unusual that will help us save grassland birds
National Geographic: How Do You Study Endangered Whales? Collect Their Snot
July 26, 2018 —
Master’s student Justine Hudson spends her field days attempting to sample beluga snot to measure stress levels across the population
Alumni At Home: Yes, we have no dinosaurs
July 16, 2018 —
Donalee Deck’s career has turned her into a bit of a nomad
Can we build a better MRI?
July 2, 2018 —
Graduate student Kyla Smith is developing a silent and more accessible solution
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies Open House
June 12, 2018 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Graduate Studies welcome students to the inaugural graduate student open house.
Faculty of Arts
Celebrating the class of 2018
June 5, 2018 —
Meet Katie Muirhead, graduating with a Master of Arts in peace and conflict studies
2018 Governor General’s Gold Medal Recipient
June 4, 2018 —
Elizabeth Skoropata is this year’s recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal
A manifesto for our times
May 30, 2018 —
University of Manitoba alumna Tanis MacDonald has teamed up with CBC's Rosanna Deerchild to write GUSH: menstrual manifestos for our times.
Faculty of Science
Black Holes Play Hide-and-Seek in Low-Luminosity Radio Galaxies
May 24, 2018 —
Every galaxy is thought to harbor a supermassive black hole in the center, or nucleus, of the galaxy, and in active galaxies this black hole is fed by infalling matter. This “central engine” is typically surrounded by dusty molecular gas in a doughnut configuration, which hides the black hole and the infalling material from our view along certain viewing directions. The picture of a central engine plus obscuring doughnut is thought to apply to all accreting supermassive black holes, explaining the apparent variety of active galaxies from the very brightest quasars to the lower-luminosity radio galaxies under a single “unified scheme.”
Faculty of Science
“Big on Birds: Dr. Emily McKinnon to Speak at ‘Birds Vs. Windows’ Outreach Event”
May 14, 2018 —
“Birds vs. Windows” is being presented in order to educate the public about the devastating impact of window collisions on bird populations, as well as how to prevent them and what to do with injured birds. This outreach event is part of NSERC’s Science Odyssey.