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Join us as we discover the unknown + invent the future 🪐
Join us as we discover the unknown + invent the future 🪐
Nominations are open for the Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance! 📚✨
Do you know a TA who went above and beyond to support your success and inspire your curiosity? Deadline for fall term nominations: Dec 8, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
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Do you know a TA who went above and beyond to support your success and inspire your curiosity? Deadline for fall term nominations: Dec 8, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Nominations are open for the Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance! 📚✨
Do you know a TA who went above and beyond to support your success and inspire your curiosity? Deadline for fall term nominations: Dec 8, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
forms.office.com/r/v9e3rEAUuR
Do you know a TA who went above and beyond to support your success and inspire your curiosity? Deadline for fall term nominations: Dec 8, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
forms.office.com/r/v9e3rEAUuR
“Breaking barriers: 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and inclusion in science” is back for the third year on November 21, 2025. This year’s lecture is held by Dr. Sarah Veatch, titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Breaking barriers: 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and inclusion in science” is back for the third year on November 21, 2025. This year’s lecture is held by Dr. Sarah Veatch, titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
Congratulations to all Fall 2025 graduates, we are proud of all that you’ve accomplished!
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations to all Fall 2025 graduates, we are proud of all that you’ve accomplished!
Join us for a lecture and panel discussion to recognize 2SLGBTQIA+ STEM Day on November 21!
Dr. Veatch will share a lecture titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
Dr. Veatch will share a lecture titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join us for a lecture and panel discussion to recognize 2SLGBTQIA+ STEM Day on November 21!
Dr. Veatch will share a lecture titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
Dr. Veatch will share a lecture titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
Dr. Juliana Schulz, associate professor in the department of decision sciences at HEC Montréal, will present a seminar titled "Checking assumptions: what we can and cannot do."
📍 330 Allen
🗓️ Oct 16 at 2:45 p.m.
📍 330 Allen
🗓️ Oct 16 at 2:45 p.m.
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Dr. Juliana Schulz, associate professor in the department of decision sciences at HEC Montréal, will present a seminar titled "Checking assumptions: what we can and cannot do."
📍 330 Allen
🗓️ Oct 16 at 2:45 p.m.
📍 330 Allen
🗓️ Oct 16 at 2:45 p.m.
PhD candidate Lilian Wiens (department of biological sciences) will defend their thesis, “Blood metabolomes and molecular markers of cellular aging in wild fish.”
📍 304 Biological Sciences Building
🗓️ Oct 17 at 1:30 p.m.
📍 304 Biological Sciences Building
🗓️ Oct 17 at 1:30 p.m.
October 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
PhD candidate Lilian Wiens (department of biological sciences) will defend their thesis, “Blood metabolomes and molecular markers of cellular aging in wild fish.”
📍 304 Biological Sciences Building
🗓️ Oct 17 at 1:30 p.m.
📍 304 Biological Sciences Building
🗓️ Oct 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Join the Fall 2025 High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Computing Workshop, open to all researchers from Manitoba institutions.
Date: October 14 to 17, 2025
Location: Room 204, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road)
Date: October 14 to 17, 2025
Location: Room 204, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road)
October 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join the Fall 2025 High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Computing Workshop, open to all researchers from Manitoba institutions.
Date: October 14 to 17, 2025
Location: Room 204, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road)
Date: October 14 to 17, 2025
Location: Room 204, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road)
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards! A special shoutout to the exceptional recipients from the Faculty of Science.
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards! A special shoutout to the exceptional recipients from the Faculty of Science.
Join us for this speaker series to explore the vast and amazing places that a UM science degree can take you!
October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join us for this speaker series to explore the vast and amazing places that a UM science degree can take you!
Join the upcoming Graduate Student Research Series workshops on Zotero and Endnote to learn how to manage your sources efficiently. Register for all workshops to receive credit on your Experience Record (Co-Curricular Record)
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September 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Join the upcoming Graduate Student Research Series workshops on Zotero and Endnote to learn how to manage your sources efficiently. Register for all workshops to receive credit on your Experience Record (Co-Curricular Record)
For more information, lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/calendar/lib...
For more information, lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/calendar/lib...
The first episode of The Science Lens is live! 🎉 We asked Houda and Abishek to weigh in on which is more important in their day-to-day, data or intuition? 🧠📊
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens
September 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The first episode of The Science Lens is live! 🎉 We asked Houda and Abishek to weigh in on which is more important in their day-to-day, data or intuition? 🧠📊
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens
The first episode of The Science Lens is live! 🎉 We asked Houda and Abishek to weigh in on which is more important in their day-to-day, data or intuition? 🧠📊
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens #UManitoba #UManitobaSci
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens #UManitoba #UManitobaSci
September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The first episode of The Science Lens is live! 🎉 We asked Houda and Abishek to weigh in on which is more important in their day-to-day, data or intuition? 🧠📊
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens #UManitoba #UManitobaSci
Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!
#TheScienceLens #UManitoba #UManitobaSci
Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Matthew Van Schepdael, PhD student in the department of microbiology at UM.
📍 100 St. Paul's College
🗓️ Sept 23 at 2:30 p.m.
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📍 100 St. Paul's College
🗓️ Sept 23 at 2:30 p.m.
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The Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series: Matthew Van Schepdael
Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Matthew Van Schepdael, PhD student in the department of microbiology at UM.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Matthew Van Schepdael, PhD student in the department of microbiology at UM.
📍 100 St. Paul's College
🗓️ Sept 23 at 2:30 p.m.
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📍 100 St. Paul's College
🗓️ Sept 23 at 2:30 p.m.
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This is The Science Lens: the Faculty of Science podcast at the University of Manitoba. Together, let’s discover the unknown and invent the future.
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is The Science Lens: the Faculty of Science podcast at the University of Manitoba. Together, let’s discover the unknown and invent the future.
Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Anja Thalhammer, this lecture is titled "The unstructured advantage: LEA proteins and the biophysics of dehydration survival."
📍 205 Armes
🗓️ Sept 17 at 3:30 p.m.
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📍 205 Armes
🗓️ Sept 17 at 3:30 p.m.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Anja Thalhammer, this lecture is titled "The unstructured advantage: LEA proteins and the biophysics of dehydration survival."
📍 205 Armes
🗓️ Sept 17 at 3:30 p.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
📍 205 Armes
🗓️ Sept 17 at 3:30 p.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
MSc candidate Kelsey Wog (department of microbiology) will defend her thesis, “Beyond cyp51: A novel reduced spore dormancy pathway confers azole resistance in Fusarium graminearum."
📍 207 Human Ecology
🗓️ September 9 at 9:30 a.m.
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📍 207 Human Ecology
🗓️ September 9 at 9:30 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
September 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
MSc candidate Kelsey Wog (department of microbiology) will defend her thesis, “Beyond cyp51: A novel reduced spore dormancy pathway confers azole resistance in Fusarium graminearum."
📍 207 Human Ecology
🗓️ September 9 at 9:30 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
📍 207 Human Ecology
🗓️ September 9 at 9:30 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
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As climate change melts sea ice in Manitoba’s subarctic, Churchill may emerge as a shipping route linking the province to the global supply chain. At the Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO), UM researchers are helping navigate the path forward. Read the full story: news.umanitoba.ca/open-water
Open Water
As climate change melts sea ice in Manitoba’s subarctic, northern communities explore Churchill’s future as a shipping route connecting the province to the global supply chain. See how UM scientists a...
news.umanitoba.ca
August 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
As climate change melts sea ice in Manitoba’s subarctic, Churchill may emerge as a shipping route linking the province to the global supply chain. At the Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO), UM researchers are helping navigate the path forward. Read the full story: news.umanitoba.ca/open-water
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Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Pistorius, associate head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, on receiving the 2025 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics. Read more about his work over the last 30 years: news.umanitoba.ca/strengthenin...
Strengthening Canadian physics and medical physics through service and innovative leadership
From his significant contributions to the fields of physics and medical physics in Canada to his innovative leadership at CancerCare Manitoba, Dr. Stephen Pistorius consistently takes an active role i
news.umanitoba.ca
July 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Pistorius, associate head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, on receiving the 2025 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics. Read more about his work over the last 30 years: news.umanitoba.ca/strengthenin...
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When you think of statistics, genetics and disease research might not be the first things that come to mind. That’s exactly where you’ll find Kevin McGregor applying his expertise. Read more: news.umanitoba.ca/um-researche...
UM researcher in statistics is advancing our understanding of diseases caused by microbiome changes
When we think about how statisticians contribute to our society, their work on genetics and diseases might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, that is exactly what Kevin McGregor, assi
news.umanitoba.ca
July 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
When you think of statistics, genetics and disease research might not be the first things that come to mind. That’s exactly where you’ll find Kevin McGregor applying his expertise. Read more: news.umanitoba.ca/um-researche...
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Lake Winnipeg is facing a serious challenge: high levels of phosphorus. A new UM-led research project is tackling this issue in hopes of improving the lake's water quality for generations to come. Read the full story on UM Today: news.umanitoba.ca/new-research...
#UManitoba #UMResearch
#UManitoba #UMResearch
New research aims to improve quality of Lake Winnipeg
A new research project is set to provide solutions to improve Lake Winnipeg’s water quality. Led by UM’s Dr. David Lobb, Professor in the Department of Soil Science, this project will investigate
news.umanitoba.ca
July 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Lake Winnipeg is facing a serious challenge: high levels of phosphorus. A new UM-led research project is tackling this issue in hopes of improving the lake's water quality for generations to come. Read the full story on UM Today: news.umanitoba.ca/new-research...
#UManitoba #UMResearch
#UManitoba #UMResearch
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Could a humble, ancient grain be the answer to modern food insecurity? UM researchers think so! They're focusing on a plant that has been growing in Canada for centuries: wild rice. Learn more about this comeback crop and its potential to become a Canadian staple: news.umanitoba.ca/the-comeback...
The Comeback Crop
Could a humble, ancient grain help address modern-day food insecurity? UM researchers think so. Why wild rice—with a climate-friendly twist—could be Canada’s next staple
news.umanitoba.ca
August 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Could a humble, ancient grain be the answer to modern food insecurity? UM researchers think so! They're focusing on a plant that has been growing in Canada for centuries: wild rice. Learn more about this comeback crop and its potential to become a Canadian staple: news.umanitoba.ca/the-comeback...
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Controlling the speed of light in a specific direction may seem like a far-fetched idea, but it's the reality of the work done by PhD students, Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu. Read more about their work and watch the full video interview at news.umanitoba.ca/from-the-pow...
#UManitoba #UMResearch
#UManitoba #UMResearch
From the power of magnetism to controlling the speed of light
Imagine driving across a bridge that normally takes one second. But this time, it takes eight minutes longer than expected. On the way back, you somehow arrive at the other side eight minutes before y
news.umanitoba.ca
August 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Controlling the speed of light in a specific direction may seem like a far-fetched idea, but it's the reality of the work done by PhD students, Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu. Read more about their work and watch the full video interview at news.umanitoba.ca/from-the-pow...
#UManitoba #UMResearch
#UManitoba #UMResearch
MSc candidate Md. Mehadi Hasan (department of mathematics) will defend his thesis, “Investigating transmission pathways of a nosocomially transmitted fungal infection."
📍 225 St. Paul's College
🗓️ August 18 at 1:00 p.m.
📍 225 St. Paul's College
🗓️ August 18 at 1:00 p.m.
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
MSc candidate Md. Mehadi Hasan (department of mathematics) will defend his thesis, “Investigating transmission pathways of a nosocomially transmitted fungal infection."
📍 225 St. Paul's College
🗓️ August 18 at 1:00 p.m.
📍 225 St. Paul's College
🗓️ August 18 at 1:00 p.m.
MSc candidate Julieta Novomisky Nechcoff (department of microbiology will defend their thesis, “Combining machine learning and CRISPRi to discover novel antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa."
📍 306 Buller
🗓️ August 19 at 10:00 a.m.
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📍 306 Buller
🗓️ August 19 at 10:00 a.m.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
MSc candidate Julieta Novomisky Nechcoff (department of microbiology will defend their thesis, “Combining machine learning and CRISPRi to discover novel antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa."
📍 306 Buller
🗓️ August 19 at 10:00 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
📍 306 Buller
🗓️ August 19 at 10:00 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
MSc candidate Ali Karoobi (department of mathematics) will defend their thesis, “Non-commutative rational functions and full Fock spaces around a matrix center."
📍 Hosted online via Zoom
🗓️ August 15 at 10:00 a.m.
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📍 Hosted online via Zoom
🗓️ August 15 at 10:00 a.m.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
MSc candidate Ali Karoobi (department of mathematics) will defend their thesis, “Non-commutative rational functions and full Fock spaces around a matrix center."
📍 Hosted online via Zoom
🗓️ August 15 at 10:00 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...
📍 Hosted online via Zoom
🗓️ August 15 at 10:00 a.m.
eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...