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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.

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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.

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Metro: From Iranian refugee to U of M staff member

September 17, 2015 — 
Khosrow Hakimzadeh has found meaning and friendship in our city after he fled Iran

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So what can you do with a science degree?

September 11, 2015 — 
Meet science grad Ron Bowes, Computer Science major Information Security Engineer, Google a.k.a "Hacker".

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Lecture: The standoff between humans and microbes

August 25, 2015 — 
Kim Lewis, discoverer of new antibiotic, will deliver this year's 2015 Armes Lecture on Sept 10

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New funding to develop targeted cancer treatments with fewer side effects

August 24, 2015 — 
Dr. Sean McKenna has received two separate grants to support two new studies.

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Jonathan Challis, PhD student in Chemistry, collecting water samples. // Photo by Ian McCausland

Research and International

Water for life

August 19, 2015 — 
It’s a fine day to be a scientist-in-training with the U of M’s CREATE H2O program, where students partner with First Nations across Manitoba and Ontario to improve water and sanitation security.

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So what can you do with a science degree?

August 17, 2015 — 
Tina Yerkes [Ph.D./98], zoology major, general manager of global filtration products, NSF International, is at the forefront of protecting global public health.

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CBC: N.W.T.’s Husky Lakes trout live, and spawn, in salty water

August 10, 2015 — 
'I didn't think it was possible.'

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‘Oh Hell No,’ they made another Sharknado movie. Why do we keep watching them?

July 22, 2015 — 
'We love films that act as if they are William Shatner all the time'

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