Science Co-op News Archive
Faculty of Science
Department of Computer Science Alumni and Industry Symposium 2025
March 14, 2025 —
This year’s event is a thoughtfully curated experience for Computer Science alumni, fourth-year students approaching graduation, industry professionals, and tech enthusiasts in Winnipeg.
Faculty of Science
Empowering future scientists: The power of co-op and hands-on experience
February 13, 2025 —
February is Black History Month in Canada, a time to reflect and honour the legacy and contributions of Black people and their communities. The theme this year is, “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.” At the Faculty of Science, we take the chance to celebrate the accomplishments of science students in this community and hear about their experiences, hoping to create understanding and opportunities to flourish.
Faculty of Science
The power of working in labs and having the right information
February 20, 2024 —
Munashe Nhunzwi is a 4-year Biochemistry Co-op major who has also worked in Dr. Sabine Kuss's lab in the department of chemistry. In this interview, she shares the importance of working in a lab and developing experiments from scratch. She mentions lack of or delayed access to the correct information to be one of the main challenges for students when it comes to their studies and says she is determined to support prospective students with her knowledge as everyone “deserve[s] the correct information and the right guidance for their journey in university.”
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Teassa MacMartin
October 19, 2022 —
UM researcher named among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Students
Celebrating the Co-op student of the year
April 4, 2022 —
The UM Co-op Champion Award recognizes the achievements that our talented students make while out on their work terms. This year’s recipient is fourth-year Asper student, Tanvi Sikand, who was truly driven to make the most out of her co-op journey.
Faculty of Science
UM Science Co-op graduate Madison Chapel on frontline national watch for COVID-19 variants
May 6, 2021 —
In October 2020, Madison Chapel graduated with a BSc. Honours degree in Microbiology, now she’s at the frontlines of Canada’s national genomic surveillance program for the virus that causes COVID-19
Faculty of Science
Science Co-op earns national accreditation
February 5, 2021 —
The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce the Science Coop Program has received accreditation by the Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL). CEWIL accreditation recognizes the highest quality of post-secondary co-operative programs.
Students
Science Co-op Student Named University of Manitoba Co-op Student of the Year!
June 24, 2020 —
On behalf of the Faculty of Science, Science Co-op is pleased to announce that Jennifer Simone (Biochemistry) was recently named the University of Manitoba Co-op Student of the Year for 2019.
Faculty of Science
Science Co-op grows again – welcome Psychology Co-op!
May 26, 2020 —
For the past two-plus years, Science Co-op has expanded the breadth of Science undergraduate degree programs which offer co-op, the geographical scope of co-op employers, the number of co-op placements and the number of participating students. Science Co-op is growing again with the addition of Psychology Co-op!
Faculty of Science
UM Science Co-op student lands job at Apple
May 26, 2020 —
Josephson landed a much sought after internship at Apple as part of their Software Accessibility Team. Referring to his Silicon Valley stint as a “life-changing experience”, Josephson says that he is grateful to have played a part in Apple’s focus on accessibility, since it has impacted almost all aspects of his life (Josephson is visually impaired).