Macro-innovation at a micro-scale
Ivan Oresnik, U of M professor in the department of microbiology, stepped into a lab for the first time in 1985. Over nearly four decades,…
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New project seeks to enhance family well-being
Leslie Roos’s research is rooted in the observation of how mental health challenges affect individuals, and in recognizing opportunities to create a positive impact on…
UM hosts speaker series on clean water and sanitation
In 2018, the University of Manitoba was named the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Hub for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 — clean water and…
Led by curiosity and adaptability
David Levin grew up in Winnipeg’s North End, where he played football for the St. John’s Tigers as a middle linebacker. After graduating high school,…
Where music and technology meet
Computers have been integral to music composition since the 1950s, evolving from room-sized monstrosities to the personal computers we use today. In the 1980s and…
Bridging knowledge for climate resilience
The concept of Two-Eyed Seeing was first applied to research practices by Mi’kmaw Elder of the Eskasoni First Nation Albert Marshall. An article co-authored by…
One metasurface at a time
In the fifth-floor antenna lab of the U of M Engineering and Information Technology Complex sits a shielded room with dark, pyramidal structures covering all…
Noisy neighbourhoods and the quiet we crave
Noise ruins my life. All of the windows in my apartment face the back of a shopping complex. Sometimes there’s yelling as someone careens out…
Meet some of the 2023 URA students
This summer, the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) program welcomed over 200 students, allowing them to work alongside researchers across all disciplines. Third-year biological sciences student…
A palliative approach in health care
When Rady faculty of health sciences nursing student Jogminder Sandhu started his clinical in an acute medical surgery unit, he took the principles and approaches…