Faculty of Science News Archive
Faculty of Science News
International Data Science Conference / NEXUS 2019
August 29, 2019 —
Join us on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus and discover the latest innovations in machine learning/AI, data and statistical sciences that address solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in health, agriculture, transportation, insurance, and eCommerce.
August 29, 2019 —
Join us on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus and discover the latest innovations in machine learning/AI, data and statistical sciences that address solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in health, agriculture, transportation, insurance, and eCommerce.
Faculty of Science News
2019 Schulich Leader: Mia Battad
August 21, 2019 —
Drawn to technology from an early age, Mia Battad loved racing home from school to play on the family computer
August 21, 2019 —
Drawn to technology from an early age, Mia Battad loved racing home from school to play on the family computer
Research and International News
The speed of a rumour
August 19, 2019 —
Pure mathematics is all about the long game, according to mathematician and alumna Karen Gunderson
August 19, 2019 —
Pure mathematics is all about the long game, according to mathematician and alumna Karen Gunderson
Students News
Science advisor receives 2019 Advising Excellence Award
August 13, 2019 —
Christine Adams [BA(Hons)/ 94, MEd/01] from the Faculty of Science is the winner of the 2019 Advising Excellence Award
August 13, 2019 —
Christine Adams [BA(Hons)/ 94, MEd/01] from the Faculty of Science is the winner of the 2019 Advising Excellence Award
Students News
STEAM program provides wellness opportunities for students and staff
August 9, 2019 —
Success Through Wellness Grants foster creative STEAM programming in the Faculty of Science
August 9, 2019 —
Success Through Wellness Grants foster creative STEAM programming in the Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science News
Connecting heaven and earth: UM researchers have highly anticipated nuclear experiment underway
July 16, 2019 —
Professors Dr. Juliette Mammei, along with her colleagues Dr. Michael Gericke and adjunct professor Dr. Russell Mammei, currently have an experiment running at Jefferson Lab, the world’s premier electron scattering facility, to measure the neutron skin of lead in an “earth-based” experiment.
July 16, 2019 —
Professors Dr. Juliette Mammei, along with her colleagues Dr. Michael Gericke and adjunct professor Dr. Russell Mammei, currently have an experiment running at Jefferson Lab, the world’s premier electron scattering facility, to measure the neutron skin of lead in an “earth-based” experiment.
Faculty of Science News
American Society of Pharmacognosy announces Paper of the Year – Sorensen chemistry lab
July 15, 2019 —
The Sorensen lab back-to-back papers in the Journal of Natural Products were selected by the editors for the Arthur E. Schwarting Award for Paper of the Year in 2018. The announcement was made public July 2, 2019 in the American Society of Pharmacognosy newsletter.
July 15, 2019 —
The Sorensen lab back-to-back papers in the Journal of Natural Products were selected by the editors for the Arthur E. Schwarting Award for Paper of the Year in 2018. The announcement was made public July 2, 2019 in the American Society of Pharmacognosy newsletter.
Faculty of Science News
Introducing Manitoba’s first Fecal Microbiota Transplant Program
June 24, 2019 —
Not all poop is the same, at least when it comes to fecal transplants. Typically a topic avoided in polite conversation, Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) is the transfer of one individual’s stool to another
June 24, 2019 —
Not all poop is the same, at least when it comes to fecal transplants. Typically a topic avoided in polite conversation, Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) is the transfer of one individual’s stool to another
Climate change may be putting beluga whales out of their depths
June 10, 2019 —
An international team of researchers has found that the physical condition of beluga whales affects their capacity to store oxygen in their blood and muscle tissues
June 10, 2019 —
An international team of researchers has found that the physical condition of beluga whales affects their capacity to store oxygen in their blood and muscle tissues
Faculty of Science News
Ronald Domalaon will receive his PhD from the department of chemistry on Thursday, June 6
June 6, 2019 —
Classmates call Domalaon a “go-getter”, having already started a job in the pharmaceutical industry, after being scouted and hired in November of last year – but for Domalaon, it’s par for the course.
June 6, 2019 —
Classmates call Domalaon a “go-getter”, having already started a job in the pharmaceutical industry, after being scouted and hired in November of last year – but for Domalaon, it’s par for the course.