Science News Archive
National Geographic: Arctic Foxes ‘Grow’ Their Own Gardens
May 24, 2016 —
Greater plant diversity gives herbivores a spot to forage during short summers
Taking flight for first-ever survey of island’s birds
May 19, 2016 —
NRI prof heads to Caribbean island with grad students to continue her basic research on native songbirds
Indigenous
Through their eyes
May 13, 2016 —
Students from across Canada come to our campus and show their experience during the renowned Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program
Wpg Free Press: Winnipeg chemist earns prestigious British science award
May 9, 2016 —
Alum R.J. Dwayne Miller has been named a winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize
New research provides further insight into the sexual rituals of peacocks
April 29, 2016 —
Researchers have discovered that it’s not the length of a peacocks tail feathers that matter, but how they use them
Made-in-Manitoba brain laser wins a Governor General’s Innovation Award
April 28, 2016 —
Alumni who created revolutionary medical device have won another prestigious award
Faculty of Science
International Student Intern to Research Effectiveness of ‘Healing’ Plants
April 19, 2016 —
Divya Lairikyengbam of India will share her knowledge of her local plants as used for medicinal purposes with Dr. John Sorensen, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry
CBC: Winnipeg student heading to national science competition for 2nd year
April 19, 2016 —
Student worked with Prof. Mark Belmonte
Students
First-ever Manitoba Undergraduate Healthcare Symposium
April 13, 2016 —
the CUCOH Manitoba team will host the first ever, Manitoba Undergraduate Healthcare Symposium from May 6-8, 2016. Open to all undergraduates, the symposium will offer a wide variety of hands-on workshops such as dentistry carving, medical suturing, nursing vital signs, pharmaceutical compounding, and athletic taping, to name a few.
Alumni, faculty, students recognized in CBC’s Future 40
April 8, 2016 —
21 of the province's next generation of leaders have U of M connections