Research and International News Archive
Faculty of Science
Interdisciplinary plant science conference brings top researchers to Winnipeg
December 19, 2017 —
The latest discoveries and innovations in plant biology were showcased recently in downtown Winnipeg at the Alt Hotel during the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) and Canadian Botanical Association, (CBA) Joint Western Regional Meeting, December 10-12, 2017.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Researchers team up across disciplines for Rady Innovation Fund projects
December 13, 2017 —
Three U of M research projects have received inaugural grants from the Rady Innovation Fund
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rolling towards accessibility
December 12, 2017 —
Occupational therapist Ed Giesbrecht focuses his research on people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Birth in community or travel for C-section?
December 12, 2017 —
Family medicine researcher working to help moms deliver babies in their communities.
Winnipeg, the new Geneva?
December 8, 2017 —
Arthur Mauro announces $5 million to Front and Centre campaign
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Healthy mothers, healthy babies
December 5, 2017 —
Prenatal care is an important part of keeping mothers and babies healthy. The Partners in Inner-city Integrated Prenatal Care (PIIPC) project was designed to help connect pregnant women with prenatal care in their communities
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Human system performance research on display at seminar series
December 5, 2017 —
Join us Friday, Dec. 8 for From Friendly Fire to Stroke Rehabilitation: Improving Human System Performance. This talk, presented by Dr Heather Neyedli of Dalhousie University, will cover human-technology interaction research in a broad range of contexts including the golf course, the battlefield, and in neuro-rehabilitation.
Globe and Mail: How family ties help moms unbind from addiction
December 3, 2017 —
A University of Manitoba study, published this fall in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, showed women tended to have higher rates of mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses after their children were taken into care.
Faculty of Science
Seeing electrons: from individual atoms to processes inside cells
December 1, 2017 —
As part of the Faculty of Science Interdisciplinary Series, Unter to Uber, Dr. Lena F. Kourkoutis will be giving a special lecture on how new technology has made it possible to “see” inside molecules, even at the atomic level.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Stories of Indigenous resurgence shared at health symposium
November 30, 2017 —
Researchers demonstrate benefits of decolonizing health care and integrating traditional knowledge