Mathematics News Archive
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Faculty of Science
Celebrating the Asian communities at the Faculty of Science
May 24, 2024 —
The Asian communities at the Faculty of Science include brilliant people from students in labs to instructors passionately teaching in classes, professors conducting ground-breaking research, and support staff who make our departments and the Faculty an extraordinary environment. With May being the Asian Heritage Month, we decided to shine the light on the contributions of the Asian communities at the Faculty and celebrate their presence.
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Faculty of Science
Solar + Storage: A seminar by Colin Parkin, President of e-Storage
May 22, 2024 —
Join us for “Solar + Storage: merging the benefits for increased global electrification and decarbonization” seminar by Colin Parkin, President, e-Storage on June 6th, 2:30 p.m. at the 270 EITC-E3 Lecture Theatre.
![Exterior shot of the Machray Hall building.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/machray-hall-exterior-march-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Science
Machray Hall redevelopment
May 6, 2024 —
We are pleased to unveil an exciting development set to commence in the summer of 2024 - the transformation of Machray Hall. This ambitious endeavour will see the emergence of a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the evolving needs of our academic community.
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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.
![University students and kids on both sides of a table with microscopes while some kids are looking through the microscopes and some university students are explaining or showing the science experiments to kids.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/science-rendezvous-2023-volunteer-150x150.jpg)
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.
![Evelyn L Forget, 2022 Dr. John M. Bowman Rh Institute Award honouree](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RhAwards-2023-Tactics-3000x1285-B-150x150.jpg)
Research and International
UM researchers recognized with Rh Awards
May 31, 2023 —
Eight UM faculty members will receive Rh Awards, recognizing excellence in research, scholarly work and creative activities.
![Mikaël Slevinsky](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mikaël-Slevinsky-150x150.jpg)
Research and International
Meet Mikaël Slevinsky, 2022 Rh Award Winner in the Natural Sciences category
May 26, 2023 —
Mikaël Slevinsky is the 2022 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the
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Faculty of Science
How Epidemics End
January 20, 2023 —
How do societies know when an epidemic is over and normal life can resume? What are the criteria and markers of an epidemic’s end, and who has the insight, authority, and credibility to decipher these signs? Join Dr. Erica Charters, professor of the global history of medicine at the University of Oxford for an insightful conversation on how war, disease, and state formation intersect. Erica Charters currently leads a multidisciplinary project on How Epidemics End.
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Faculty of Science
Discover Your Future in Science: Upcoming Information Sessions
January 13, 2023 —
Attention all students: Do you have passion for science but you aren’t sure what you can do with a science degree? If so, consider attending The Discover Your Future in Science series.
![Peter Nickerson](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Peter-Nickerson-UMToday-150x150.jpg)
Elite researchers recognized with Rh Awards
May 27, 2022 —
Eight UM faculty members to receive Rh Awards, recognizing excellence in research, scholarly work and creative activities