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The Independent: Universal income – the answer to poverty, insecurity & health inequality?

December 15, 2016 — 
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Feiyue Wang collecting frost flower samples for study. // Photo by BeiBei Lu

Big week for research, new CRCs and a new field of study called ‘Genice’

December 14, 2016 — 
Just in time for winter, ice received a lot of attention this week in research funding

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Sun: Manitoba researcher leads Alzheimer’s clinical trial

December 13, 2016 — 
Dr. Zahra Moussavi, from the University of Manitoba’s engineering faculty, received $1.738 million Tuesday from the Weston Brain Institute

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Dr. Zahra Moussavi, Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, is receiving $1,737,960 for her project on investigating the efficacy of high-frequency rTMS treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Weston Brain Institute funds clinical trials of new Alzheimer’s treatment

December 13, 2016 — 
Dr. Zahra Moussavi has received funding from the Weston Brain Institute to study a new therapy for Alzheimer's

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Biosystems engineer honoured for professional service

December 9, 2016 — 
Dr. Jitendra Paliwal from the Department of Biosystems Engineering was recently recognized with a Fellowship from Engineers Canada.

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Feiyue Wang collecting frost flower samples for study. // Photo by BeiBei Lu

$2.4 million in research funding for new and renewed research chairs

December 9, 2016 — 
Two new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) have been awarded to University of Manitoba and a third has been renewed

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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

‘Genice’: Genomics and Ice

December 8, 2016 — 
New research project partners teams at Universities of Manitoba and Calgary to study the impact of oil spills in Arctic environments

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illustration by Kaitlin O'Toole

Blacklisted in Naples, awarded in Vancouver

December 6, 2016 — 
Before winning a prestigious award for best music publication in 2016, Kurt Markstrom had to outsmart a librarian

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Abusive behaviour observed by health-care staff in operating rooms, new study finds

December 2, 2016 — 
Workers in Canadian operating rooms are at a risk of witnessing physical and psychological abuse, says study

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Insight into groundbreaking research on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2016 — 
Distinguished Professor Frank Plummer recognized for groundbreaking research with 2016 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award

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