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13.Jan.2022
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Three new Canada Research Chairs
Dr. Samar Safi-Harb, CRC Tier 1, Extreme Astrophyics. Photo: Kira Koop. JANUARY 12, 2022 — The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced on Jan. 12 an investment of $151 million for 188 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 43 institutions across Canada for research excellence, including three new chairs at the University...
13.Jan.2022
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Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Undergraduate Edition – Apply by Jan. 26, 2022
The Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Undergraduate Edition is open to all post-secondary schools across the globe and students can apply individually or as a team. This competition is an excellent opportunity to bridge classroom learning to real-life experience as students pitch their ideas in front of judges and gain valuable feedback. For more information...
13.Jan.2022
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Three Minute Thesis – Graduate students, get ready to submit your applications
DECEMBER 13, 2021 — It’s that time again! Applications for the tenth-anniversary edition of UM’s 3MT competition are now being accepted. The deadline to apply is January 21, 2022. Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an international research communication competition developed in 2008 by The University of Queensland, where graduate students have three minutes to explain to judges...
16.Nov.2021
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November 18 is the International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
November 18 has been selected to celebrate and highlight the work and barriers of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). Among their many struggles, we see that 28% of LGBT+ people have at some point considered leaving their jobs because of a hostile workplace or discrimination towards them. 2o% of trans people...
10.Nov.2021
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2021 Award recipients for Best Mentor and Innovation in Teaching
The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce the 2021 Award recipients for Best Mentor and Innovation in Teaching. The Teaching award recipients were nominated by their colleagues and were selected based on their exemplary innovative approaches to engage and inspire students. The Best Mentor award recipient was nominated by his students and was selected...
03.Nov.2021
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Jacob Burgess, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, receives Innovation Proof-of-Concept Grant for Digital Fabrication of Low Cost Sub-Millimeter Wave Optics
Jacob Burgess, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba has received an Innovation Proof-of-Concept Grant from Research Manitoba. The announcement which was made on Oct. 21, 2021, represents an investment that supports Manitoba-based projects in the areas of Bioscience and Advanced Manufacturing. Burgess’s research will explore the development of Digital Fabrication...
“I was able to get right into doing cool stuff, I was immediately part of the team,” said past UM co-op student and @Ubisoft Winnipeg Women in Computer Science Scholarship winner Kris Bessason.
Read more https://winnipeg.ubisoft.com/news/ubisoft-winnipeg-named-one-of-canadas-top-employers-for-young-people/
At the leading edge of science in the North! Congratulations! UM students Leah Pengelly, Tommy Pontbriand and Enooyaq Sudlovenick have been named as the 2021 recipients of the Weston Family Awards in Northern Research.
https://news.umanitoba.ca/protecting-and-preserving-the-north/
Applications are now open for the The President’s Student Leadership Program - all disciplines and levels of study are welcome to apply.
Apply here: https://umanitoba.ca/asper/programs-of-study/presidents-student-leadership-program
Calling all Science Innovators - Pitch your idea!
The Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Undergraduate Edition is open to all post-secondary schools across the globe and students can apply individually or as a team.
For more details visit: http://ow.ly/qiqL50Hu5la
It’s that time again! Applications for the tenth anniversary edition of UM’s 3MT competition are now being accepted.
The deadline to apply is January 21, 2022.
Apply here: https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/student-experience/three-minute-thesis-3mt
Congratulations to Dr. Samar Safi-Harb @umanitobasci, for being appointed to a Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics, Tier 1.
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