Research & Technology

Research & Technology

Managing water for the future of prairie agriculture

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Mansura Akter Meghla
Ranjan R. Sri Ranjan is a professor and associate head (graduate) in the U of M department of biosystems engineering. Sri Ranjan believes that water management is at the centre of sustainable agriculture on...
Teegan Gillich
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Autonomy, intimacy and ethics in a changing world

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Mansura Akter Meghla
At the centre of Neil McArthur’s research is a concern with autonomy. Through the study of sexuality, law and social artificial intelligence (AI), McArthur examines how individuals negotiate freedom, dignity and identity as social...
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The death of fixed pricing

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Nawal Semir
Despite the significant role price plays in consumers’ buying habits, dynamic pricing threatens to reshape how customers understand price. Dynamic pricing, a strategy that adjusts prices to real-time demand, is not a new practice. Before...
Teegan Gillich
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The politics of pregnancy

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Nawal Semir
For some, a nation’s borders demarcating jurisdictions serve as a symbol of national security. While it may be true that these heavily guarded boundaries provide a sense of safety for a nation’s citizens, they...
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Rethinking genocide through a non-human lens

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Mansura Akter Meghla
According to Marvin Xia, genocide cannot be fully understood by looking at human suffering alone. His research argues that violence against animals and the land is not a side effect of genocide, but a...
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AI nudification tools present safety and privacy

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Nawal Semir
An alarming rise in artificial intelligence (AI) intimate deepfakes has resulted in global backlash against chatbots and raised serious concerns over “nudification” applications. Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok has most recently been under fire for...
Teegan Gillich
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A closer look at early modern theatre

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Mansura Akter Meghla
Glenn Clark is an associate professor in the department of english, theatre, film & media at the U of M. Clark’s research focuses on late-medieval through 17th-century English drama, with particular attention to Shakespeare...

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