Research & Technology
The unseen aftermath of the pandemic
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Long COVID is a condition where symptoms persist for weeks, months or even years after recovering from COVID-19. The symptoms, including chronic pain, brain fog, shortness of breath, chest pain and severe fatigue, can...
Improving soil health for sustainable agriculture
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Mario Tenuta is a professor of soil science in the U of M’s faculty of agricultural and food sciences and senior industrial research chair in 4R nutrient management.
“It was very clear when I went...
Indigenous education at the U of M
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Frank Deer is a professor of Indigenous education at the U of M’s faculty of education.
“I am a schoolteacher by trade,” he said. “I taught elementary school in the far north of Manitoba as...
The lifelong burdens of child maltreatment
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Child maltreatment is a widespread issue with severe and lasting consequences. According to the World Health Organization, six in 10 children under the age of five regularly suffer physical and psychological violence from parents...
How nanoparticles impact health and the environment
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Nanoparticles are incredibly small particles that range in size from 1 to 100 nanometres. Ten thousand of them can fit across the span of one human hair. Because of their small size, nanoparticles may...
The price of reproductive healthcare for immigrants
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Certain immigrant populations in Manitoba are facing growing challenges in accessing reproductive healthcare, as shifting policies push them into a system of fragmented private insurance coverage.
Lindsay Larios, an assistant professor in the U of...
The intersection of Indigenous knowledge and AI
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a machine’s ability to perform tasks associated with the intelligence characteristic of humans, such as reasoning, finding meaning, generalizing and learning from past experience. Today, AI completes diverse tasks from...
