Faculty of Graduate Studies News Archive
Research and International
Growing health-care partnerships with rural and northern communities
August 29, 2023 —
Leah Crockett is a new Banting Scholar, working to build on established partnerships between key stakeholders across more than a dozen rural and northern communities.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady grad student profile: Shahin Shabanipour’s fascination with neuroscience fuels passion for Alzheimer’s research
August 8, 2023 —
About 50 million people in the world are diagnosed with dementia and this number is projected to triple. This graduate student is working to find out why.
Get to know the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dr. Kelley Main
August 8, 2023 —
Dr. Kelley Main was recently appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028. Learn more about what inspired Dr. Main as a student and what she enjoys outside of academia.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Rady student appointed Canadian Youth Delegate to World Health Assembly
August 1, 2023 —
Toby Le, a PhD student in medical microbiology and infectious diseases at the Max Rady College of Medicine, was appointed the 2023 Canadian Youth Delegate to the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady grad student profile: Diana Topolnitska’s love of science inspires her cancer research
July 31, 2023 —
UM Today sat down with Topolnitska to talk about her pathway to a PhD program and what motivates her to conduct immuno-oncology research.
The end of plastic pollution starts in a field
July 28, 2023 —
How do we drop our reliance on plastic packaging? The answer just might be found in a field of canola or in a UM lab.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
3MP – Three Minute Postdoctoral Speaking Competition Announced
July 12, 2023 —
The first 3MP competition for postdoctoral fellows at UM happening September 2023.
Extended Education
Consider the future of AI and how to work with it
July 10, 2023 —
This fall, learn about AI and lifelong learning at a series of free webinars offered by UM Extended Education, and understand the possibilities with a micro-certificate to be offered early next year.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
From plastic to protein-based packaging
June 19, 2023 —
While grocery stores may have in recent years reduced the use of plastic bags, shoppers still often come home with multiple items encased in plastic packaging. It has become such a part of our daily lives that is may seem difficult to imagine how we can escape it.
Students
UM’s Governor General medal winners are determined to shape a better world
June 5, 2023 —
Meet some of the exceptional members of the University of Manitoba’s class of 2023! These individuals have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.