Physics News Archive

CBC: Anishinaabe U of M student building portable device to detect breast cancer earlier
October 18, 2021 —
Device designed to be easy to use so there's no need for people to go to doctor to be diagnosed

UM physicists part of international team for historic first
September 24, 2020 —
UM researchers on an international team of physicists have made the first precise measurement of the weak force between particles in the universe

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
How video games help teach Arctic climate science
March 12, 2020 —
More than 150 middle-and-high school learners met with climate researchers on March 5 for Arctic Science Day. Students learned how new knowledge is developed from working in harsh Arctic conditions, and how the learning process can be a lot like playing video games.

Nobel Prize in Physics: James Peebles, master of the universe, shares award
October 9, 2019 —
In the Nobel press conference, Peebles was keen to highlight that he didn’t work alone. But to say that he has been largely responsible for shaping our understanding of the universe is a cosmic understatement.

Alumni
Remembering Ken Standing, emeritus physics professor
April 1, 2019 —
Nationally recognized Winnipegger developed technologies for life-saving discoveries

School of Art
Finding connections: Artist Rebecca Kamen bridges the gap between science and art
September 17, 2018 —
Rebecca Kamen, Artist in Residence in the Computational Neuroscience Initiative and Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania visits the University of Manitoba, September 24-28, 2018

Faculty of Science
The weak side of the proton
May 9, 2018 —
An international team, including several university of Manitoba researchers, have gained new insight into the most elusive of the four fundamental forces in nature

Faculty of Science
Three Faculty of Science Students take home prizes from Undergraduate Research Poster Competition
November 2, 2016 —
Congratulations the three students from the Faculty who took home prizes in this year's competition