Research and International News Archive
Why words matter: The negative impacts of racial microaggressions on Indigenous and other racialized people
April 13, 2021 —
Microaggressions may seem small or 'micro,' but as incessant forms of racism, they can have big impacts on mental health, physical health and social life
Faculty of Science
UM mathematicians at the forefront of infectious disease modelling
April 9, 2021 —
UM researchers: Drs. Julien Arino, Stéphanie Portet, and Kang-Ling Liao, (mathematics) are part of a $10 million-dollar investment in Emerging Infectious Diseases Modeling established between the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The funding supports five multidisciplinary infectious disease modelling networks, that will significantly improve the coordination of infectious disease modelling to help Canada better respond to future public health threats.
Faculty of Science
Ph.D. student Daniel Rea wins Bill Buxton Dissertation Award
April 9, 2021 —
Daniel Rea received the Award for the 2020 doctoral dissertation, “Now You’re Teleoperating with Power: learning from video games to improve teleoperation interfaces,” completed under the supervision of Dr. Jim Young in the UM Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCI).
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Children less infectious than adults infected with COVID-19
April 9, 2021 —
Children may not be as infectious in spreading COVID-19 to others as previously thought, according to new University of Manitoba-led research in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Creating the most intelligent maps in Prairie history
April 7, 2021 —
Two engineers are embarking on a novel project to create maps no one has ever seen
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The Right Dose
April 6, 2021 —
Dr. Sheryl Zelenitsky [B.Sc.Pharm/89], a faculty member of the College of Pharmacy for the past 28 years, studies the optimal use of antimicrobials (antibiotics), particularly in hospitals. Her research was interprofessional long before it became a buzzword.
Faculty of Arts
Discovery in Kalahari shifts our understanding of early humans, new paper in Nature reports
March 31, 2021 —
Crystals found in a rock shelter change the plot of humanity’s story
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Weighing the risks and benefits of medication use during pregnancy
March 30, 2021 —
Massive Canada-wide data set will provide more reliable answers on medication use during pregnancy
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Social, not just biological factors, key in increased knee injuries among girls and women
March 26, 2021 —
A University of Manitoba professor is the co-author of a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) which argues that the reason women are more prone to sports injuries has more to do with gendered environments than female biology.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada launches a new project in partnership with UM
March 25, 2021 —
Aims to increase access to tailored mental health, diet and nutritional care for people living with inflammatory bowel disease