Research and International News Archive
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UM-led research transforming water treatment
March 27, 2025 —
Drinking water is under threat. Rivers and lakes, essential for sustaining life, have become increasingly contaminated by a cocktail of thousands of chemicals from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, cosmetics and many other sources.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Innovation meets research: Canada’s newest Academic Contract Research Organization
March 24, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba Academic Contract Research Organization, situated at the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, is a new innovative unit in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences to strengthen Manitoba’s capacity for leading and conducting human clinical trials.
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Healthy Animals, Healthy Humans
March 20, 2025 —
Dr. Hooman Derakhshani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, is exploring the natural gut microbiome, aiming to create the next generation of probiotics for livestock.
Research and International
The Conversation: Can a virtual reality residential school, developed with Survivors, improve empathy toward Indigenous people?
March 18, 2025 —
Virtual reality is a rapidly developing technology. As the technology expands, becoming more portable and affordable, the potential uses have expanded as well.
Research and International
The Conversation: Donald Trump thinks some accents are ‘beautiful,’ but what makes them so?
March 17, 2025 —
As written in The Conversation by Nicole Rosen, Canada Research Chairs in Langage Interactions, University of Manitoba. United States President Donald Trump has recently been commenting on accents while meeting foreign leaders and taking questions from foreign journalists.
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A new approach to canola oil and protein preservation
March 14, 2025 —
The pioneering work of Dr. Nazanin Vafaei in low-temperature canola oil extraction has been recognized with the prestigious Mitacs Outstanding Innovation Award.
Research and International
Four new UM Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous research
March 13, 2025 —
Recently, the federal government announced support for four new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and three renewals at UM.
Faculty of Social Work
Funding awarded to examine racism and colonialism in Manitoba institutions impacting HIV/STBBI outcomes
March 13, 2025 —
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has award $125,000 in funding for a community-led project that aims to tackle the harmful effects of racism and colonialism in Manitoba’s systems that are leading to increased HIV risks. UM researcher Dr. Rusty Souleymanov, associate dean and associate professor, faculty of social work, and director, Village Lab, is leading a team of stakeholders, scholars, and community leaders from across Canada in research that will drive structural change by fostering policy reforms, anti-racist health systems, and community-led solutions. This project titled “Community-Led Structural Interventions to Improve HIV/STBBI Outcomes and Dismantle Structural Racism and Colonialism Affecting Indigenous, Black, and Racialized Communities in Manitoba” was ranked top 3rd in applications submitted to CIHR’s Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health - Catalyst Grants.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New issue of RadyUM welcomes sixth college to Rady Faculty
March 10, 2025 —
The latest issue of RadyUM magazine is available now, online and in print. The cover story introduces the new College of Community and Global Health – soon to be the sixth college encompassed by the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Uncovering the genetic blueprint of the Prairies
March 6, 2025 —
Groundbreaking research from PrairieGen is redefining how chronic and genetic diseases such as cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and pediatric disorders are detected and treated.