Research and International News Archive

February 11, 2020 — 
Eight research projects in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received project grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, totalling $3.8 million in support

February 10, 2020 — 
Discover magazine interviewed professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

February 10, 2020 — 
A new collaboration between the University of Manitoba and SDM University in Dharwad, India is using computer games to enhance rehabilitation for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and acquired brain injuries in both Canada and India

February 5, 2020 — 
UM research finds that cities may be lowering mammals’ ability to evolve in response to changing environments

February 4, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba community is in mourning with the sad news that Dr. Francis Plummer, OC OM FRSC, (MD/76), a world renowned scientist, academic and HIV/AIDS researcher, has passed away at the age of 67.

February 4, 2020 — 
A $6.5 million grant has been awarded to a University of Manitoba researcher by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a new global health initiative dedicated to breast milk: the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium.

February 3, 2020 — 
Study published in journal Pediatric Research finds strong association between lower income and health disadvantages in kids and teens

January 30, 2020 — 
The prize aims to put relevant issues for future Arctic development onto the national and international agenda

January 30, 2020 — 
Social media platforms have allowed the rapid exchange of information — and sometimes misinformation

January 28, 2020 — 
Manitoba clinical trial will investigate whether supplement derived from raw potatoes has measurable benefit