Research and International News Archive
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Baby birds act like teenagers, new research finds
September 13, 2018 —
Researchers spy on fledgings with video cameras to reveal previously unseen behaviour
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Sampling Lake Winnipeg as part of The Manitoba Great Lakes Project
September 12, 2018 —
It's 5:00 AM. My cabin mate and the science coordinator, Morgan, gets up and leaves. She'll figure out the plan for the day based on the weather with the captain of the MV Namao so that we can start sampling for the Manitoba Great Lakes Project.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it – online!
September 12, 2018 —
The University of Manitoba Libraries and Archives & Special Collections has formally launched the complete digitized Winnipeg Tribune
Launch of a virtual reality Canadian Residential School
September 12, 2018 —
Three-dimensional 'storyworld' immerses users in experiences of Indigenous students at Indian Residential Schools
Research and International
Opportunity to enhance cultural awareness for all students
September 12, 2018 —
Third-year student Victoria Nwabuisi originally signed up for the Intercultural Development and Leadership Program – now called Intercultural Leaders – with the intention of improving her leadership skills and expanding her network.
Family matters
September 11, 2018 —
'Our goal is to build a solid foundation for other studies to help us better understand how family involvement impacts the management and decision-making of organizations,' says Asper School of Business Professor Zhenyu Wu
Desautels Faculty of Music
Musician joins Royal Society of Canada’s prestigious ranks
September 11, 2018 —
Composer Gordon Fitzell elected to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, President David Barnard named a Specially Elected Fellow
Two new Vanier Scholars call U of M home in 2018
September 6, 2018 —
Recipients of this award are Taylor Morriseau and Iloradanon Efimoff; and Dr. Christopher Pascoe receives Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New Vanier scholar explores how traditional Oji-Cree diet can affect diabetes rates
September 6, 2018 —
'I want to look at how diet can be the influencer and can protect someone from developing type 2 diabetes. My hope is to move into how traditional diets can attenuate the risk'
Students
A deeper understanding of education
September 5, 2018 —
Fall term is starting and students are back on campus. While it may be time for back to school, UM Today is reflecting on summer by sharing some of the exceptional things U of M students were up to over the break