Research and International News Archive
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Research leader
May 17, 2022 —
Distinguished Professor Dr. Digvir S. Jayas has served the university as Vice-President (Research) and Vice-President (Research and International) since 2009. His administrative term is ending in 2022.
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Saving lives with data
May 17, 2022 —
Women in rural northern India must clear a long series of hurdles to give birth safely, including finding a health centre with competent nurses and medication that has access to specialists if something goes wrong. University of Manitoba researcher Dr. Vasanthakumar Namasivayam is helping lower those hurdles, one by one.
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Grounded perspective
May 17, 2022 —
Artworks connect to the natural world
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Hockey parents who yell at referees
May 17, 2022 —
Hockey referees are quitting in the province and, when asked, referees often state that spectator abuse is a reason for quitting.
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Indigenous achievers to be honoured at the Indspire Awards
May 17, 2022 —
Melanie MacKinnon recognized with Indspire Health Award
Faculty of Law
An Indigenous Oral History Reader moves law student training towards reconciliation
May 11, 2022 —
A course introducing law students to the oral history of Indigenous peoples in relation to legal systems has now been made a part of the permanent curriculum at Robson Hall. Materials used throughout the course have been compiled into a single volume and published as a comprehensive resource for the use of educators, scholars and students. An Indigenous Oral History Reader, edited by Dr. Bryan Schwartz, with assistance from several credited student editors was published March 18, 2022 and is available online through the University of Alberta Libraries and on a not-for-profit basis at amazon.ca.
UM expands support to scholars, students at risk due to war in Ukraine
May 11, 2022 —
As the invasion of Ukraine continues to endanger the lives, pursuit of education, and academic freedoms of students and researchers, UM is expanding supports available to those affected
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New training platform for emerging medications and pregnancy researchers
May 9, 2022 —
Early career researchers and trainees from across Canada working in the field of medications and pregnancy research now have the chance to gain new skills thanks to a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded training platform
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Global competition for emerging talent coming to UM
May 6, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba joins renowned academic institutions around the world in hosting an international Falling Walls Lab in September 2022
Forbes: Baby Shark Isn’t Fussy About The Temperature Of Its Nursery
May 6, 2022 —
“We wanted to understand how some sharks use hot, shallow waters as nursery areas for their young, while others do not.”