Research and International News Archive
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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.
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Term extended for VP Research and International
January 12, 2021 —
Board of Governors has approved a one-year extension to the term of Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor Dr. Digvir S. Jayas
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Introducing the 2020 Nahlah Ayed Prize for Student Leadership and Global Citizenship recipients
January 11, 2021 —
Two UM students recognized for their efforts in bridging the local and the global
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CBC op-ed: UM researchers discover unexpected ‘silver linings’ of pandemic lockdown
January 11, 2021 —
In these stressful times, people can experience post-traumatic growth — positive changes — that may occur following a major life struggle.
The Conversation: Reopen recreation spaces after COVID-19 for the good of the public, not the individual
January 8, 2021 —
Yet the lessons from our first reopening strategies last spring make it clear that we have a number of very important questions arising about leisure, recreation and public space
The Conversation: Restraining and secluding students with disabilities is an urgent human rights issue
January 6, 2021 —
UM researches find schools using physical restraint and seclusion spaces, further marginalizing children with disabilities
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
UM researcher part of team that finds surprising connection between dinosaurs and mammals
December 23, 2020 —
Kirstin Brink is part of a team that discovered that gorgonopsians, early ancestors to mammals and not related to dinosaurs, have very similar tooth structure to carnivorous dinosaurs.
Top Conversation Canada stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 —
Take a look at illuminating research written by members of our community
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International trials of blood thinners in critically ill COVID-19 patients pause due to futility
December 22, 2020 —
Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants (blood thinners) in COVID-19 patients have paused enrollment for one group of patients.
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Meet Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, the new UM Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Population Data Analytics and Data Duration.
December 16, 2020 —
Improving outcomes for maternal and child health