Science News Archive
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Faculty of Science
Dr. John Page awarded Brillouin Medal
June 10, 2015 —
Award in recognition of “first demonstration of focusing of acoustic waves by negative refraction in a flat phononic crystal”.
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The brightest young minds in our province celebrated at the 2015 CAP Physics Awards Reception!
June 9, 2015 —
The annual awards reception was held in the foyer of the Allen Building to honour the top 10 students who performed exceptionally well on the CAP exam.
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I’m So Pansy, a music video
June 5, 2015 —
The following parody was filmed in the Buller Greenhouse at the U of M. Warning: catchy lyrics
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Professor N. Balakrishnan of McMaster University recipient of the 2015 Samuel Wiener Distinguished Visitor Award
June 3, 2015 —
Balakrishnan will visit University of Manitoba from July 4 until July 23, 2015.
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Research and International
Graduate students’ introduce world to cutting-edge field of study: cavity spintronics
June 2, 2015 —
A new groundbreaking field of study within condensed matter physics
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Research and International
U of M team wins international robotics competition
June 1, 2015 —
U of M's Autonomous Agents lab win the 2015 ICRA DARWIN-OP Humanoid Application Challenge
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The biggest year yet for aspiring Indigenous science students
May 29, 2015 —
Canadian students come to our campus to experience renowned science education program
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Faculty of Science
Students to benefit from U of M Partnership with international math consortium
May 27, 2015 —
Membership will enhance teaching and research in Mathematics across campus
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Faculty of Science
Peter Pelka, Department of Microbiology recognized as an outstanding teacher
May 27, 2015 —
Congratulations to Peter Pelka, department of microbiology - 2015 STRR Award recipient!
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Faculty of Science
Sixteen-year-old science prodigy discovers carcinogens in soda pop and beer
May 21, 2015 —
Geemitha Ratnayake has a bright future ahead. Already, at the age of sixteen, he has published his first scientific paper as lead author.