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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'

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The University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS) team after earning first place at CSDC. // Photo from Facebook/UMSATS

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

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The research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.

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.

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Kyla Smith

Can we build a better MRI?

July 2, 2018 — 
Graduate student Kyla Smith is developing a silent and more accessible solution

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Nivedita Seshadri

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

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Grad student and 3MT finalist Carmine Slipski

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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Photo from iStock.

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."

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Brad Cownden

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.

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Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice Dean, Indigenous Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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

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