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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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Faculty of Science

Using science to solve a murder mystery

July 16, 2015 — 
Three-day interactive camp introduces students to the U of M, its professors, and its science labs.

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Converting waste into biofuels

Converting waste into biofuels

July 15, 2015 — 
University of Manitoba researchers Richard Sparling and David Levin are co-leaders in a $10.4 million international collaboration looking for new ways to convert waste materials like wood chips and straw into biofuels and other products.

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Lectures: A to Z of Statistics and other public lectures

July 8, 2015 — 
Join us for these upcoming lectures

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New research facility to open in Churchill

July 6, 2015 — 
$22.1 million in funding announced to help build this unique research centre

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Dr. James Peebles, O.M.

Faculty of Science

So what can you do with a science degree?

July 6, 2015 — 
Peebles is a world renowned physicist and cosmologist who has made many important contributions to the big bang model.

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Science student Yussuf Abduselam first place in the 2015 Manitoba Half Marathon

June 30, 2015 — 
On Sunday, June 21, 2015, science student Yusuf Abduselam set a new record at the Manitoba Half Marathon

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UM alumnus Wanjun Jiang [Ph.D./10] uses new methods in physics to create more efficient computer memory

June 30, 2015 — 
UM alumnus Wanjun Jiang [Ph.D.\10], first author on a study that has discovered new method for creating magnetic skyrmion bubbles at room temperature. The bubbles, a physics phenomenon thought to be an option for more energy-efficient and compact electronics, can be created with simple equipment and common materials.

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2015 Land Reclamation & Soil Science Conference held in Winnipeg

June 30, 2015 — 
The Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) and Manitoba Soil Science Society (MSSS) held a joint conference from June 15 to 18, 2015 in Winnipeg, MB.

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Dr. Kanta Gupta, appointed Honorary Professor of Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences

June 29, 2015 — 
Distinguished professor of mathematics honoured.

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