A rare ecological treasure
The Living Prairie Museum (LPM) has been recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), marking it as one of Canada’s most important sites for rare…
Mansura Akter Meghla
Linking algebra and topology
Adam Clay, a professor in the department of mathematics at the U of M, studies algebra with ties to topology, the branch of math that…
Making AI more transparent
Ariful Islam Anik, a PhD candidate in the department of computer science at the U of M, has spent the past seven years focused on…
A quest for belonging
One of my fellow international classmates said to me at the very beginning of our first term, “I don’t think I belong here.” This is…
The theory of minerals
Frank Hawthorne, distinguished professor emeritus in the department of earth sciences at the U of M, has spent his career studying how atoms arrange themselves…
From code to crop
Machine learning is helping Manitoba farmers combat one of the most serious threats to wheat production. Christopher Henry, an associate professor in the department of…
Prioritizing patients over paperwork
Second-year medical student Jessica Dyck spent her summer in the BSc Med program on a project that could reshape psychiatric care. She is part of…
Unlocking the gut’s secrets
Charles Bernstein, a gastroenterologist and professor of internal medicine at the U of M, has spent decades studying how the gut influences disease. His current…
Cracking the code of stressed cells
Cells are often compared to miniature cities, each with its own infrastructure. The nucleus functions like city hall, mitochondria act as power plants and the…
When home becomes a workplace
Kaitlyn Kuryk is a recent PhD graduate in sociology at the U of M. Her doctoral research explored how “informal or live-in caregivers” in Manitoba…