The impact of war on Ukrainian researchers
The Ukrainian community is one of the largest European diasporas in Manitoba — arriving in multiple waves of immigration beginning in the late-nineteenth century. Today,…
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How plasma is changing the way we treat infections
The human immune system exists to protect our bodies from disease, but sometimes a person’s immune response can cause just as much harm as the…
What is stopping human cloning?
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….
Researcher takes steps further in brain tumour treatment
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…
The human influence on bird behaviour
Humans and wildlife are inextricably linked. Our activities directly influence the natural community around us. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic — which prompted…
A fight against breast cancer
Approximately one in eight cisgender women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their life. In 2020 alone, over 2 million were…
Protein Innovation in the Canadian food industry
With Canadian crops becoming more valuable and serving an expanding market, Canada has become one of the world’s largest pea producers, with production estimated at…
Analyzing First Nations wastewater treatment facilities
Research Manitoba’s New Investigator Operating Grant Competition — which funds the supplies and equipment needed for new investigators in Manitoba to establish independent research programs…
U of M studies COVID-19’s impact on kids’ conditions
A University of Manitoba research project seeking to provide data on how COVID-19 and related conditions have affected children has received over $433,000 in funding…
High-risk, high-reward funding for amniotic fluid study
Chris Pascoe, an assistant professor in the Max Rady college of medicine, has been awarded funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to support his research into investigating the causal link between smoking mothers and poor infant lung health.