Research and International News Archive
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Jay Doering, Associate Vice-President (Partnerships), elected as new Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
July 17, 2017 —
The Canadian Academy of Engineering works in close cooperation with other senior academies in Canada and internationally
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Faculty of Science
Going with her gut: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe explains why microbes aren’t the enemy
July 14, 2017 —
Normal human gut microbiota are currently one of the least understood parts of the human body, having been previously virtually ignored by the research community.
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140 Years of Research Excellence
July 14, 2017 —
It began in 1891 when George Bryce published the University of Manitoba’s first scientific paper. It discussed the geology of the Red River and Assiniboine Valleys. A flood of discoveries followed
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food chemist honoured by his peers
July 11, 2017 —
Rotimi Aluko named a Fellow in the Institute of Food Technologists
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Faculty of Science
Video: New research provides a detailed method for “An all-on-chip method for rapid neutrophil chemotaxis analysis directly from a drop of blood”
June 29, 2017 —
A new research video produced by JoVE explains the work of the U of M’s Immunotrafficking Lab, led by Francis Lin of the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Investigating a paradoxical risk of childhood obesity
June 28, 2017 —
New research funding will help find out why regular consumption of artificial sweeteners may increase the risk of obesity and metabolic disease in early childhood
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A message to researchers and scholars from the VP (Research and International)
June 28, 2017 —
An opportunity to profile your research
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Researcher Profile: Dr. Donna Martin
June 27, 2017 —
Three-year study looks at the aftermath of one First Nation community’s experiences and hopes findings will have considerable implications for future flooding and disaster preparedness and response.
![(L-R) U of M Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) Jay Doering, MP Terry Duguid, Dr. Terry Klassen, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Dean & Vice-Provost Brian Postl, Manitoba Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade Cliff Cullen and President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba Lawrence Prout at the SPOR announcement on June 16, 2017.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Spore_WEB-150x150.jpeg)
Prescribing the right medicine for children
June 16, 2017 —
$8.4 million in new research funding for national partnerships
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New Scientist: Life aloft: The unexplored ecosystem above your head
June 14, 2017 —
Kevin Fraser and others suggest we think about protecting air environments like we do water