Science News Archive
![(l-r) Gary Tong, Amy Dytnerski, Jesslyn Janssen, Ken Oliver, Adam Nepon (missing: Riley Bell).](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Game-Changer-1-150x150.jpg)
Game Changer: Now the work begins
November 17, 2015 —
'Our students want to transform the world and it’s rewarding to see how excited and committed they are to using the Game Changer competition as the platform to achieve this.'
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The Social Brain: Fostering Connections to Understand the Neural Basis of Sociality
November 10, 2015 —
This two-day workshop will explore developments in our understanding of the neurobiological basis of social behaviour
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Winnipeg Sun: Manitoba fisheries some of world’s worst-managed
November 10, 2015 —
'It may be a bit of a wakeup call for the industry'
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Faculty of Science
Dr. Peter Blunden Named Fellow of the APS
October 21, 2015 —
Professor recognized by peers for outstanding contributions to physics
![Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst (centre) shares her passion for science with high school students.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ag-food-students-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Young women who love science
October 16, 2015 —
Young women interested in science and engineering have descended on campus today as part of International Day of the Girl.
![the median edge-on spiral galaxy at radio telescope frequencies around 1.5 ghz (l-band), made from stacking 30 CHANG-ES observations of galaxies. This image shows that the typical spiral galaxy is surrounded by a substantial halo of radio continuum emitting matter](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/finalHSTdiskMedianhalo-150x150.jpg)
Research and International
Listening to extragalactic radio
October 14, 2015 —
Astronomers probing outer regions of galaxies at low frequencies
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Faculty of Science
Lecture: Isaac Newton’s Alchemy
October 6, 2015 —
Why one of the most insightful scientists in history was convinced that alchemical transformations were scientifically plausible.
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Faculty of Science
So what can you do with a science degree?
October 5, 2015 —
Barbara Triggs-Raine studies how genetic mutations lead to rare diseases.
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Faculty of Science
Winnipeg Free Press: Meet science artist in residence, Seema Goel
September 28, 2015 —
Can an artist's career be called a practice? Seema Goel, Faculty of Science artist in residence to discuss.
![University of Manitoba Admin building](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/University-of-Manitoba-Admin-building-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Science
Metro: From Iranian refugee to U of M staff member
September 17, 2015 —
Faculty of Science I.T. Coordinator, Khosrow Hakimzadeh, who fled Iran in '80s has found friendship and meaningful work in the River City.