Research and International News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Fuelling passion for research
August 1, 2017 —
For nursing students, the Summer Research Internship Program is an exciting time to gain research experience
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Country Guide: Detecting spoilage before it starts
August 1, 2017 —
Adaptation of cancer-screening technology offers a better and safer way to check for grain bin moisture
New research chairs available to international scholars
July 25, 2017 —
Federal government has launched new program. Deadline to apply to U of M is August 4, 2017
Honours for administrators and researchers
July 19, 2017 —
Digvir Jayas, Jay Doering and Rotimi Aluko receive honours
Sukup Award announcement
July 19, 2017 —
The U of M’s vice-president (research and international) and Distinguished Professor Digvir S. Jayas is the 2017 recipient of the Sukup Global Food Security Award
Asper School of Business
All the rage
July 18, 2017 —
New research at Asper suggests that anger promotes economic conservatism
Media Fellowship: Deadline for applications: August 18, 2017
July 18, 2017 —
New Media Fellowship is open to journalists, editors, publishers, electronic media producers, columnists and other editorial communicators who reach general or specialized audiences on a regular basis with new reports or fact-based analysis.
Birds in Alberta oil fields forced to raise imposters at alarming rate
July 18, 2017 —
NRI's Nicola Koper's latest study finds oil and gas infrastructure has lead to a four-fold increase of parasitic brown-headed cowbirds, which is bad news for songbirds
Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of long-term weight gain, heart disease and other health issues
July 17, 2017 —
Researchers from George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation conducted a systematic review
Globe and Mail, and more: Sugar substitutes associated with weight gain and health problems, study says
July 17, 2017 —
“I think a lot of people consuming them kind of assume they’re harmless because they contain zero calories. But what the evidence is suggesting is maybe there’s more to the story than that"