Science News Archive
‘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'
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.
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.
Lectures: A to Z of Statistics and other public lectures
July 8, 2015 —
Join us for these upcoming lectures
New research facility to open in Churchill
July 6, 2015 —
$22.1 million in funding announced to help build this unique research centre
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.
Faculty of Science
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
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.
Faculty of Science
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.
Faculty of Science
Dr. Kanta Gupta, appointed Honorary Professor of Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
June 29, 2015 —
Distinguished professor of mathematics honoured.





