Science News Archive
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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CBC: Winnipeg student heading to national science competition for 2nd year
April 19, 2016 —
Student worked with Prof. Mark Belmonte
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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.
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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
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CBC: Top 40, part 1
April 4, 2016 —
Three University of Manitoba community members were named in the first batch of finalists.
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Hosting next generation of scientists: Manitoba First Nations Science Fair comes to campus Mar. 8-9
March 4, 2016 —
500 students from 35 schools will show over 250 science projects