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Carmine Slipski

Worth losing sleep over: our fight against superbugs

June 21, 2018 — 
How queer it is that life decisions and trajectories can pivot on petty events, like opening a toy on Christmas and then watching a movie

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Kevin Boreskie

Do we have to get old?

June 18, 2018 — 
We’re all getting older, but some of us age faster than others. It doesn’t have to be this way

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Daily Mail: Replace your rice and potatoes with lentils!

June 15, 2018 — 
Eating lentils could also combat high blood pressure, according to a study published in March.

Mohammad Reza Kazemian

Bacteria, get out of my kitchen

June 14, 2018 — 
Graduate student Mohammad Reza Kazemian has found a way to banish bacteria from cooking surfaces

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The falling weight deflectometer drops about 180 kilograms (400 pounds) onto the road while sensors gather data to reveal the quality of the pavement below. // PHOTO FROM LEIF NORMAN

CBC: Pavement-pounding technology that gathers data on road condition hits Winnipeg streets

June 13, 2018 — 
City hopes hydraulic weight platform technology will contribute to more efficient road repairs

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Western Producer: Deep learning methods guide computers to insect identification

June 11, 2018 — 
U of M scientists have developed a program where computers can identify insects within grain bins

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U of M hosts international conference on Canada’s role in global public health

June 11, 2018 — 
International and Canadian leaders in the field of global public health will gather in Winnipeg on June 12 and 13 to discuss Canada’s role in making a healthier world

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Yang Xin Zi (Cindy) Xu

Solving a problem of the sexes

June 11, 2018 — 
In broad terms, men and women are at greater risk for different diseases. Why?

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a stethoscope wraps around the globe

Wpg. Sun: Young entrepreneur honoured for better-tasting hospital food replacement

June 8, 2018 — 
Erin Goldberg, a 29-year-old entrepreneur and co-founder of ViTal Functional Foods Inc., is being awarded the Social Mitacs Entrepreneur Award in Montreal for her creation, Thrive

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David Capelle sampling water // Photo: L.Dalman

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

From the field: Hudson Bay research with BaySys Team 4

June 8, 2018 — 
Post-doc fellow David Capelle is having a fruitful time in the field working with his advisor Tim Papakyriakou, and filed a report on his research investigating carbon cycles in Hudson Bay

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