Research and International News Archive
Finding ways to better protect a vital resource on World Water Day
March 22, 2021 —
On World Water Day, what does water mean to you?
Making agricultural ecosystems more sustainable
March 22, 2021 —
Recognizing ongoing research and initiatives that contribute to advancement of the goal of clean water and sanitation for all
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New Gerry McDole Professor to test virtual-reality yoga for stroke rehabilitation
March 17, 2021 —
Stroke survivors in rural Manitoba will wear virtual reality (VR) headsets for yoga sessions and memory-training exercises in an innovative UM pilot study.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Two new Canada Research Chairs awarded prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowships
March 16, 2021 —
UM Canada Research Chairs Dr. Galen Wright and Dr. Britt Drögemöller, faculty members in the Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, were recently awarded a pair of one-year fellowships that will allow them to collaborate on neurogenomics and precision medicine with Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice, indicating an ice-free landscape in a warmer climate
March 15, 2021 —
The discovery helps confirm a new and troubling understanding that the Greenland ice has melted off entirely during recent warm periods in Earth’s history—periods like the one we are now contributing to with human-caused climate change.
UM researchers to advance knowledge of COVID-19 impacts and improve health outcomes
March 12, 2021 —
One year after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, additional research is needed to understand and address persistent issues related to COVID-19 and the threat of future coronavirus and other infectious disease outbreaks
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM study examines impact of virtual health care
March 9, 2021 —
University of Manitoba researchers are conducting a study to assess the impact that the rapid switch to virtual health-care delivery in the province during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on patients and health-care workers.
New precision health ‘All for One’ network for the Prairies
March 9, 2021 —
'Genomics has enormous potential to improve Canadians’ lives and to advance post-pandemic economic recovery'
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Meet Dr. Juliana Marini Marson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography
March 8, 2021 —
Dr. Juliana Marson is a new faculty member at the University of Manitoba whose research focus lies on the polar oceans, their interactions with the cryosphere and climate.
2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record
March 8, 2021 —
'Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing have become part of the political debate on how the Canadian government should respond to the Chinese government’s treatment of the Uyghurs'