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New program will help us manage and prevent chronic and infectious diseases

November 27, 2017 — 
Pourang Irani and his collaborators received $1.65 million in federal funding to train graduate students

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Lab research work.

Shaping the future of research in Canada

November 24, 2017 — 
Canada’s Fundamental Science Review: Findings, Responses and Prospects, presented by Dr. David Naylor on Dec. 6

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Sandra Pereira, statistician for hire

Statistician for hire

November 21, 2017 — 
Sandra Pereira will classify and analyze any numerical information you – dear grad student, researcher, university office, or outside firm – bring her, and the first 30 minutes are free of charge

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Deep space objects studied by Dr. Stefi Baum

AAAS and the University of Manitoba Announce 2017 Fellow

November 20, 2017 — 
Dr. Stefi Baum named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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‘It’s not just about computers’: A more inclusive model of computer science

November 18, 2017 — 
For a successful associate professor of Computer Science, Andrea Bunt wasn’t too thrilled about her field at the outset

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Celebrating outstanding faculty members

November 17, 2017 — 
The first inaugural Faculty of Science Awards were distributed to exemplary faculty members. In many cases, the recipients were nominated by their peers, students and colleagues.

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Atlantic: Where Do Songbirds Go to Die?

November 17, 2017 — 
Kevin Fraser finds where purple martins go

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A RENDERING OF THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION SATELLITES X-RAY ASTRONOMY SATELLITE "HITOMI" (ASTRO-H) // IMAGE: JAPANESE AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY © AKIHIRO IKESHITA

How do sunlike stars explode?

November 14, 2017 — 
U of M astrophysicist part of international team announcing discovery of cosmic ‘recipe’ for nearby universe

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Beluga whales modifying what they eat due to climate change, U of M study

November 8, 2017 — 
Finally, some good news for the Greenland halibut

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CINS: Neutrons aid the development of cancer-killing nanoparticles

November 6, 2017 — 
Physicist, Dr. Johan van Lierop, is part of an international research team developing a cancer treatment method that uses magnetic nanoparticles to kill tumours with heat.

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