Research and International News Archive
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The Conversation: Students with disabilities should have the option of in-person learning during COVID-19 school closures
November 24, 2020 —
Schools should be making plans to continue safe in-person learning for students with disabilities for whom remote learning simply does not work.
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UM astronomer and former graduate student take close look at powerful new ‘baby magnetar’ in Sagittarius
November 23, 2020 —
Astronomers Dr. Samar Safi-Harb of the University of Manitoba and Dr. Harsha Blumer at West Virginia University have published their analysis of a “baby” cosmic object known as a magnetar
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Faculty of Science
SnuggleBot: a new cuddly companion
November 18, 2020 —
Introducing the 'Snugglebot' a cuddly robotic companion, that needs your love and attention
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When ‘hope and history rhyme’: Joe Biden quotes an Irish poet to inspire healing in America
November 17, 2020 —
'Following president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the United States, a campaign video of him reading Irish poet Seamus Heaney’s verse adaptation of an ancient Greek play went viral'
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New degrees focus on large-population drug research
November 17, 2020 —
The College of Pharmacy has launched a new concentration in pharmacoepidemiology, allowing students to earn master’s and PhD degrees in this specialty.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Kidney Check program receives UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards
November 16, 2020 —
The UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence awards has honoured the University of Manitoba’s Kidney Check program with two international prizes.
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Research and International
Interested in a different experience next summer?
November 9, 2020 —
The Undergraduate Research Award (URA) is an opportunity for UM undergrads to experience research under the mentorship of a UM professor - in all disciplines. It takes places over 16 weeks from approx. May to August 2021.
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rise in Manitoba meth use seen in soaring rate of ER visits, paramedic calls
November 9, 2020 —
The number of Manitobans whose methamphetamine use brings them into contact with the health-care system is climbing dramatically, a University of Manitoba study shows
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UM team receives federal funding for targeted COVID-19 research
November 6, 2020 —
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced close to $28 million in research infrastructure
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rapid research, rapid results: How the CHILD Cohort Study is tracking the pandemic’s impact on Canadian families
November 5, 2020 —
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives, Dr. Meghan Azad became one of the lead investigators in a national research study designed to track the ways in which early-life environmental, physical, and social factors can shape health.