Research & Technology

The Ukrainian community is one of the largest European diasporas in Manitoba — arriving in multiple waves of immigration beginning in the late-nineteenth century.   Today, the diaspora maintains its connection with Ukraine. For example, the...

The human immune system exists to protect our bodies from disease, but sometimes a person’s immune response can cause just as much harm as the disease itself.   For example, the body cures infections by producing...

The theme of “cloning” is common within the science-fiction and horror film genres — often tagged with apocalyptic views in mainstream media and pop culture. Filmmakers like Jordan Peele have familiarized their audiences with...

Scientists across the globe are taking massive steps in the long-standing quest to cure cancer by optimizing treatment regimes, developing new classes of cancer medication and expanding our understanding of the disease.  Among those contributing...

Humans and wildlife are inextricably linked. Our activities directly influence the natural community around us.   Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic — which prompted nationwide lockdowns — as we altered our behaviour, so did...

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 diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 died from the disease....

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 4.6 million tonnes in 2020 alone.  In 2021, French company...