Media Release News Archive
Media Release: UM receives $12.5 million USD from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to transform family planning, maternal and newborn research
October 15, 2024 —
UM has received $12.5 million from The Gates Foundation to expand the globally recognized work of the Institute for Global Public Health (IGPH).
Media Release: Microsatellite project to monitor objects in space over Canada, South Pole
October 10, 2024 —
An exciting new satellite project to monitor and protect the Earth’s orbital environment is underway. Find out more about how UM is collaborating with industry and governments for this timely project.
Media Release: Unlocking the secrets of shrews supercharged hearts
September 26, 2024 —
The discovery of an altered heart protein in shrews by researchers at the University of Manitoba and Aarhus University helps explain this difference and could unlock treatment possibilities for people living with certain types of heart disease.
Media Release: New study reveals breastfeeding duration can influence infant microbiome and respiratory development
September 19, 2024 —
A major breastfeeding study co-led by University of Manitoba (UM), NYU Grossman School of Medicine and involving researchers from universities across North America has just been published in Cell.