Research and International News Archive
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Fuelling passion for research
August 1, 2017 —
For nursing students, the Summer Research Internship Program is an exciting time to gain research experience
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Country Guide: Detecting spoilage before it starts
August 1, 2017 —
Adaptation of cancer-screening technology offers a better and safer way to check for grain bin moisture
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New research chairs available to international scholars
July 25, 2017 —
Federal government has launched new program. Deadline to apply to U of M is August 4, 2017
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Honours for administrators and researchers
July 19, 2017 —
Digvir Jayas, Jay Doering and Rotimi Aluko receive honours
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Sukup Award announcement
July 19, 2017 —
The U of M’s vice-president (research and international) and Distinguished Professor Digvir S. Jayas is the 2017 recipient of the Sukup Global Food Security Award
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Asper School of Business
All the rage
July 18, 2017 —
New research at Asper suggests that anger promotes economic conservatism
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Media Fellowship: Deadline for applications: August 18, 2017
July 18, 2017 —
New Media Fellowship is open to journalists, editors, publishers, electronic media producers, columnists and other editorial communicators who reach general or specialized audiences on a regular basis with new reports or fact-based analysis.
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Birds in Alberta oil fields forced to raise imposters at alarming rate
July 18, 2017 —
NRI's Nicola Koper's latest study finds oil and gas infrastructure has lead to a four-fold increase of parasitic brown-headed cowbirds, which is bad news for songbirds
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Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of long-term weight gain, heart disease and other health issues
July 17, 2017 —
Researchers from George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation conducted a systematic review
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Globe and Mail, and more: Sugar substitutes associated with weight gain and health problems, study says
July 17, 2017 —
“I think a lot of people consuming them kind of assume they’re harmless because they contain zero calories. But what the evidence is suggesting is maybe there’s more to the story than that"