U of M PhD student excels at Western Regional 3MT competition
The winner of the University of Manitoba Three-Minute Thesis competition (3MT) recently represented her university well at the Western regional competition in Calgary.
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You Reap What You Sow
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are among the most hotly debated issues in science currently. On Wednesday, the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty seminar series presented “Genetic…
Observing the Arctic and reconstructing its profile
Nariman Firoozy, a PhD candidate supervised by professors Puyan Mojabi from ECE and David Barber from CEOS, explained the work people like himself are doing up in the Arctic.
U of M team working to help reduce preventable chronic diseases in Manitoba
What else could healthcare providers and educators be doing to decrease preventable chronic illnesses and improve the health of Manitoban patients?
Holding Power to Account
Exactly 40 years ago this month, two journalists at the Washington Post published a book about the Watergate break-in called All the President’s Men. The…
Grad school fee hike faux pas
The University of Manitoba is backing down from a plan proposed to raise continuing fees for graduate students.
Precipitation runoff research
With a bachelor’s degree in physical geography from the University of Winnipeg, Petzold had a chance to study different aspects of Earth science. Her interest in hydrology, however, was unavoidable.
Precipitation runoff research
Killiam Prize awarded to distinguished U of M professor
Last month U of M distinguished professor Dr. Frank Plummer was named a recipient of the Killiam Prize in Health Sciences, one of the highest honours in Canada.
The Singularity
Imagine that a team of scientists has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) with capabilities unfathomably far beyond the human mind. As soon as this AI…