From childhood, Philip Ferguson aspired to be an astronaut.  “I loved things that fly,” he reminisced. “I loved things that go into space, and so I was fascinated at the technology that’s required to put...

From the historic 1918 influenza spread to the ongoing global COVID-19 outbreak, pandemics throughout history have always shaped health structures and policies, and have impacted all areas of society. In Canada, historian engagement in...

Last Tuesday, the U of M faculty of science hosted a seminar on “Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Academia” at its Fort Garry campus. The session featured guest speaker Maydianne Andrade, a biology...

Our body breaks down the food we consume into glucose and transforms it into cellular energy. Insulin — a hormone produced in the pancreas — functions in regulating our blood glucose.   Diabetes is a metabolic...

We exist in a digital world, with technological advancements completely transforming the way we live.  From online banking and GPS systems to social media, technology is heavily incorporated into our everyday lives.  As society becomes more...

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...