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Asthma risk lower with direct breastfeeding

October 30, 2017 — 
Direct breastfeeding in the first three months of life appears to provide more protection against childhood asthma than either infant formula or expressed breastmilk, according to new findings

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Sustainability

Live screening of Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power featuring a Q&A with Al Gore

October 20, 2017 — 
Thursday, Oct. 26 – Q&A at 5:30 p.m., with film screening from 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

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a stethoscope wraps around the globe

Heinz Bohnet Travel Award for post-docs in endocrinology and metabolic disease

October 19, 2017 — 
The awardee must have presented a lecture or poster at an international or national conference/workshop during the period April 1, 2017, to September 30, 2017, or has been selected to present a lecture or poster at a conference/workshop during the period October 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

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Beware of Manitoba’s ‘vampire’

October 19, 2017 — 
It’s out there. Lurking, ready to feast on the blood of its victims, like the mythological vampire

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Aurelie Delaforge is a PhD student in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources.

Monster discovered in Canadian Arctic

October 19, 2017 — 
Graduate student Aurelie Delaforge discovered Canada’s first scientifically sound monster lurking under ice

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a fake ballot that says VOTE on the top with options including Yes, No, Don't Know and Don't Care. A check mark is next to Don't Care.

Is the municipal electoral system in need of reform?

October 17, 2017 — 
A new paper looks at the potential for electoral reform and its consequences

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Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan is shown the cosmos by Canada Research Chair Samar Safi-Harb. Safi-Harb and Dean of Science Stefi Baum received funding today from CFI

Putting new tools in the hands of leading Canadian scientists

October 12, 2017 — 
More than $554 million for new labs and equipment to help Canadian researchers discover, innovate and train

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Justin Trudeau views Kelvin High School student Grace Ma's climate change research at the first annual Prime Minister's Science Fair on Sept. 26.

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Sub-arctic research leads to Parliament Hill meeting with P.M.

October 5, 2017 — 
Since 2007, the International Student-Led Arctic Monitoring and Research project has brought together students, teachers and researchers to study the effects of climate change.

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Alumnus contributes to major discovery in physics that won Nobel Prize

October 4, 2017 — 
Michael Landry, PhD in Physics from the UofM, is Detection Lead Scientist at LIGO's Hanford facility

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Resolve Research Day.

2017 Annual RESOLVE Research Day

October 4, 2017 — 
Researchers from across the prairies will meet to share research results on this year’s theme: Trauma Informed Treatment, Intervention and Prevention

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