Science News Archive
Can we effectively combine science and the humanities?
January 21, 2019 —
The Expanded Reason Awards celebrate and encourage innovation in transdisciplinary scientific research and academic programs that demonstrate how the sciences can be integrated with the humanities
Net gain: First new butterfly species identified since 2016
November 20, 2018 —
Naming a new butterfly species from North America is very uncommon
School of Art
Finding connections: Artist Rebecca Kamen bridges the gap between science and art
September 17, 2018 —
Rebecca Kamen, Artist in Residence in the Computational Neuroscience Initiative and Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania visits the University of Manitoba, September 24-28, 2018
Faculty of Science
Lecture: History and Philosophy of Science with Dr. Anita Guerrini, Oregon State University
September 17, 2018 —
Dr. Anita Guerrini, Horning Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History, Oregon State University. Adjunct Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara. will deliver this year’s 2018 Robin Connor lectures in History and Philosophy of Science, hosted by the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts.
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Knowledge Exchange Workshop brings together Science, Policy and Indigenous groups
July 26, 2018 —
The Knowledge Exchange Workshop was about communicating across the various stakeholders in the Arctic
2018 Governor General’s Gold Medal Recipient
June 4, 2018 —
Elizabeth Skoropata is this year’s recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal
#UMIndigenous in Photos: The Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program
June 1, 2018 —
46 First Nations, Métis and Inuit students shared their experience on campus for this annual science program
Faculty of Science
Mathlete in the House: NFLer-cum-mathematician John Urschel to deliver public lecture at U of M
April 23, 2018 —
When Stephen Kirkland, head of the Department of Mathematics, invited John Urschel, former NFL star, PhD student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT), to speak at the U of M, the gesture, he confesses, wasn’t solely altruistic. There was a bit of self-interest at play as well.
Biodegradable plastic research wins Sanofi Biogenius provincial science competition
April 23, 2018 —
Fort Garry campus played host to many rising research stars in-the-making at this year’s Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition