Research & Technology

Fighting food insecurity

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Rhea Bhalla
Canada is currently facing severe levels of food insecurity. In 2022, 18.4 per cent of Canadians across the provinces (and 19.6 per cent of Manitobans) lived in a food-insecure household, a number that increased since...
Teegan Gillich
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Friends to lovers, romantic bonds founded on friendship

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Rhea Bhalla
 About two-thirds of people in a romantic relationship were friends with their significant other before initiating a romantic partnership. Among those under the age of 29, this number is even higher, at 84 per...
Teegan Gillich
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The future of meat

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Rhea Bhalla
 Argenis Rodas-González, a former farm-owner, fled Venezuela with his family amid threats of kidnapping and ransom. As a professor, researcher and ranch consultant with a degree in veterinary medicine, he immigrated to the United...
Teegan Gillich
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Doctor with disability advocates for more accessible future

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Rhea Bhalla
Grace Spence Green endured a T4 spinal cord injury in 2018 when she was paralyzed by a falling man while studying medicine in London. Now a physician, she shared her story and spoke about...
Teegan Gillich
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Let’s talk about baby talk

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Rhea Bhalla
Before babies are even born, they begin learning how to speak. In the uterus, they hear and respond to voices and start to understand how words, rhythm, sound and speed of speech work together...
Bahareh Rashidi
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Navigating the Hearts and Minds Lab

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Rhea Bhalla
Around the world, 10 to 15 per cent of children are diagnosed with a mental illness. Similar to children with chronic conditions affecting their physical health, children with mental illnesses have a lower quality...
Teegan Gillich
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The science behind gossip

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Rhea Bhalla
According to researchers at the University of California Riverside, the average person spends 52 minutes each day gossiping. At the U of M’s communication and development lab, researchers are uncovering gossip’s many important functions. Melanie...
Teegan Gillich
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