A fight against breast cancer
Approximately one in eight cisgender women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their life. In 2020 alone, over 2 million were…
Research & Technology
Protein Innovation in the Canadian food industry
With Canadian crops becoming more valuable and serving an expanding market, Canada has become one of the world’s largest pea producers, with production estimated at…
Activist cycles across Canada on solar-powered bicycle
Biodiversity — the variation of life on earth at all its levels — is fundamental to a healthy ecosystem and continued life on our planet. …
Analyzing First Nations wastewater treatment facilities
Research Manitoba’s New Investigator Operating Grant Competition — which funds the supplies and equipment needed for new investigators in Manitoba to establish independent research programs…
Shedding light on the emerging viral disease
Monkeypox, first identified in non-human primates in 1958, has become a global outbreak with over 50,000 cases worldwide. On Aug. 19, Manitoba Deputy Chief Provincial…
U of M studies COVID-19’s impact on kids’ conditions
A University of Manitoba research project seeking to provide data on how COVID-19 and related conditions have affected children has received over $433,000 in funding…
High-risk, high-reward funding for amniotic fluid study
Chris Pascoe, an assistant professor in the Max Rady college of medicine, has been awarded funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to support his research into investigating the causal link between smoking mothers and poor infant lung health.
NCTR partners with SSHRC
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has partnered with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to further Indigenous-led research.
U of M hosts Turtle Island Indigenous Science Conference
Cultural traditions and language shape the ways people learn and view the world. For too long, Indigenous perspectives and traditional knowledge have been excluded from scientific discussions. Professors at the University of Manitoba have organized the upcoming Turtle Island Indigenous Science Conference to explore the legacy of Indigenous contributions to science.
Measuring health equity in First Nations children
The week of March 21 to March 25 was Health Equity Week in Manitoba. The purpose of the week was to acknowledge and work to improve the equitability of health-care services among diverse communities in Manitoba. The week’s events were supported by Shared Health, CancerCare Manitoba, the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Excellence Canada, Indigenous Health and all five Manitoban regional health authorities.