Research & Technology
Convenience or conviction?
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How do brands shape our choices? For sociologist Sonia Bookman, the answer lies in exploring the act of everyday consumption. She studied the connections between brands, culture and daily life, with a focus on...
Cutting HIV rates, one circumcision at a time
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For over four decades, Stephen Moses has been on the frontlines of global health research, weaving a career that spans continents, pandemics and transformational public health breakthroughs. From Kenya to India to Winnipeg, Moses...
Breast milk as a baby’s first defence
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Meghan Azad is a professor of pediatrics and child health at the U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences. She is a research scientist at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba and...
A glimpse of global health research
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Ties Boerma, a professor of global and population health at the U of M, has spent decades researching public health in low-resource settings, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. His work has examined...
Diving into an immunology career path
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Immunologists are research scientists who study and treat diseases related to the immune system.
Kent HayGlass is a professor emeritus in the department of immunology at the U of M’s Rady faculty of health sciences.
During...
Inside the brain cancer battle
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Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than five per cent. Despite initial success with chemotherapy and radiation, the recurrence of glioblastoma presents a...
Revealing the mysteries of the universe
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Samar Safi-Harb is a professor and Canada research chair in extreme astrophysics, physics and astronomy in the U of M’s faculty of science.
“I am a high-energy astrophysicist,” she said, “which means I study the...







