UM Today UM Today University of Manitoba UM Today UM Today UM Today

Research and International News Archive

U of M prepares for kickoff at RoboCup 2016

Robotic soccer team wins big at RoboCup

July 11, 2016 — 
Students just finished competing at RoboCup, the world's largest and most prestigious competition for intelligent soccer robots, with more than 3,500 participants from across the globe

, , , , ,

thumbnail

Introducing the Manitoba Institute for Materials

July 7, 2016 — 
Manitoba Institute for Materials grand opening July 8

, ,

A rendering of the Astronomical Observation Satellites X-ray Astronomy Satellite "Hitomi" (ASTRO-H) // Image courtesy of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Akihiro Ikeshita

Opening new windows into our universe

July 7, 2016 — 
'Looking at this amazing science data is truly bittersweet.'

, ,

thumbnail

National Post: Does fat affect your brain? Study finds obese have less grey and white matter in key areas

July 7, 2016 — 
Chase Figley, radiology, published an interesting proof-of-principal study

, ,

thumbnail

A Year of Marine Observations in the Wandel Sea (NE Greenland)

July 5, 2016 — 
'What should you know about the sea ice over the Wandel Sea? First of all, if you are going ice fishing there you need to bring a longer auger to get through the 3m+ of sea ice'

,

Faculty of Science

Hossein Pourreza Takes Home Award from Annual High Performance Computing Symposium

June 30, 2016 — 
Hossein Pourreza was one of seven recipients honoured for their contributions in advanced research computing support

, ,

thumbnail

Globe and Mail: Why airships should replace jets for moving freight

June 30, 2016 — 
That’s certainly the thinking behind University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice’s latest research exploring the futuristic realm of airship technology.

, ,

Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains at BIO2016. // Photo by Jyoti Balhara

Federal Minister Bains speaks on Canada’s culture of innovation at BIO International Convention

June 29, 2016 — 
Manitoba showcases excellence in life sciences