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Research and International News
The Conversation: More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge : Network News
July 21, 2025 — People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that offer intimate companionship with an AI-powered bot, and they have millions of users.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
#ZeroHIVStigmaDay: UM researchers highlight urgent need to address HIV stigma and care gaps : Network News
July 21, 2025 — This #ZeroHIVStigmaDay, University of Manitoba researchers are working to reduce stigma and improve HIV care through science, collaboration with community, and the lived experience of those affected.
Faculty of Science News
CBC Manitoba: Manitoba researchers part of team working to unravel mystery of largest black hole merger ever detected : UM in the News
July 20, 2025 — Discovery helps us understand 'where we come from,' says U of M Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News
CBC Manitoba: Move over, Jurassic Park. Manitoba was home to newly discovered 390-million-year-old extinct fish : UM in the News
July 20, 2025 — Manitoba paleontologist identifies, renames new classification of ancient fish
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News
CBC Manitoba: Hail-focused research projects ‘long past due’ in Canada, U.S., prof says : UM in the News
July 20, 2025 — Projects aim to minimize damage by better predicting hailstorms, hailstone sizes
Faculty of Law News
Voices from the Naf River : Network News
July 18, 2025 — Dr. Kjell Anderson shares a glimpse of the research he has been doing this summer on the Rohingya Genocide based largely on the accounts of Rohingya survivors.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Free Press: From unpalatable to appalling : UM in the News
July 18, 2025 — The state of long-term care home food is tough to stomach for many residents and their loved ones
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
Clinical health psychology residency program ‘truly outstanding’ at 55 years : Network News
July 18, 2025 — When the University of Manitoba’s clinical health psychology residency program launched during the 1969-70 academic year, there were just two residents and one training site.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News
Top Crop Manager: Grain storage expert shares research on canola storage and aeration strategies : Network News
July 18, 2025 — Fuji Jian shared the results from four grain storage studies.
Faculty of Law News
From one legendary Canadian advocate to another : Network News
July 18, 2025 — During one of the Faculty of Law’s busiest winter terms on record, one of the most exciting, and prestigious events held in Robson Hall’s largest lecture theatre, the Harry Walsh O.C., Q.C. Moot Courtroom, was the Harry Walsh Lecture, held March 3, 2025, featuring renowned Canadian lawyer Marie Henein.





