Research and International News Archive
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Asper School of Business
Marketing for the greater good
January 26, 2021 —
Marketing is everywhere you look, whether you realize it or not. Every day you are exposed to dozens of ads from TV, flyers, podcasts, billboards, to social media.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Grad students use infectious disease know-how during pandemic
January 25, 2021 —
Graduate students in the Max Rady College of Medicine’s department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases have been busy during the pandemic putting their expertise to excellent use
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Libraries
Increase your skills with Libraries online workshops
January 22, 2021 —
UM Libraries has expanded the number of online workshops being offered during Winter Term 2021.
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Study aims to increase physical activity in people with pre-diabetes
January 22, 2021 —
A research team at the University of Manitoba is currently seeking participants for a study exploring interventions designed to help people with pre-diabetes to both increase and sustain their levels of physical activity.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Full-dose blood thinners decreased need for life support and improved outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in international trial
January 22, 2021 —
Treatment expected to reduce the pressure in intensive care units around the world
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
COVID-19’s impact on NBA fans
January 21, 2021 —
In a recently published study, FKRM prof Ben Schellenberg shed's light on the plight of NBA fans during the league's suspension of play last season.
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Hydrogen gas-fuelled airships could spur development in remote communities
January 21, 2021 —
'Hydrogen gas is increasingly heralded as the mobile energy source of the green economy'
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Nursing prof focuses study on mental health model for First Nations children
January 19, 2021 —
Dr. Roberta Woodgate, a distinguished professor with the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Canada Research Chair was recently awarded nearly $1.3 million from CIHR for a five-year project
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Faculty of Science
UM mathematician Julien Arino receives Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year Prize
January 18, 2021 —
Dr. Julien Arino, in the Department of Mathematics, is one of four mathematicians awarded the CBC Radio-Canada Scientist of the Year 2020 prize for his work in modelling the COVID-19 pandemic
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Research project to analyze human viruses in Winnipeg’s rivers
January 15, 2021 —
A student in the VADA Program will test treated wastewater that flows into the Red and Assiniboine Rivers for human viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.