Research and International News Archive
![Jean-Eric Ghia.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Jean-Eric-Ghia_cropped-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia appointed Honorary Consul of France in Manitoba
July 5, 2018 —
'In Manitoba, my main role is working on fostering French-Manitoban relations within the cultural, educational, economic, and political sectors'
![The University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS) team after earning first place at CSDC. // Photo from Facebook/UMSATS](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/UMSATS_WEB-150x150.jpg)
U of M team takes home first place at Canadian Satellite Design Challenge
July 4, 2018 —
For the first time, UMSATS scored a top spot finish at the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge
![The research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CCGS_Amundsen-1200x800-150x150.jpg)
CBC: No timeline yet on Churchill rail repairs as natural resources minister visits community
July 3, 2018 —
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is visiting Churchill for a series of meetings on climate change and its impact on arctic waters and ice.
![Kyla Smith](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Kyla-150x150.png)
Can we build a better MRI?
July 2, 2018 —
Graduate student Kyla Smith is developing a silent and more accessible solution
![Nivedita Seshadri](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Nivdedita-150x150.png)
Let your pancreas sleep
June 28, 2018 —
Any new insight into diabetes’ nature carries immense worth, and PhD student Nivedita Seshadri has discovered something valuable
![Grad student and 3MT finalist Carmine Slipski](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Carmine-cropped-1200x800-150x150.jpg)
Top Five: every day things we do that contribute to antimicrobial resistance
June 27, 2018 —
Graduate student Carmine Slipski studies ways we can avoid, or at least curb, bacteria developing resistance
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Signs of risky alcohol use often missed in Manitobans, U of M study finds
June 25, 2018 —
“Our results show that our systems are doing too little, too late for people suffering from alcohol use disorders."
![Brad Cownden](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brad-150x150.png)
Using supercomputers, math, and way-out-there thinking to study the big bang
June 25, 2018 —
'There are amazing ideas in the pipeline'
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U of M study tracks high-risk drinkers’ use of health and other services
June 22, 2018 —
A groundbreaking Manitoba research study of heavy drinkers’ interactions with the health-care, social service and justice systems will be released on Monday, June 25, 2018.
![Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice Dean, Indigenous Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Catherine_Cook_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Wpg. Free Press: Métis doctor recognized for building health links
June 21, 2018 —
It’s typical of Catherine Cook that she edited a statement to emphasize teamwork in a national award for her work to be announced on National Indigenous Peoples Day