News & Events
President’s Student Leadership Program
The President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP) is Manitoba’s premier postsecondary leadership program. It is a unique-in-Canada immersive learning opportunity that brings together a cohort of students each year together from across disciplines, post-secondary institutions, interests, backgrounds and regions of the province to build their leadership potential. PSLP is the flagship program of the James W. Burns...
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...
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...
Parker Communications Winter 2021 Released!
The Winter 2021 edition of Parker Communications has just been released! Please take a look for some great articles written by our students and for the latest news from our Department. From our Department to you and your family – happy holidays and all the best for 2022!
TA positions for winter term now open!
Teaching Assistant postings for the winter term have been posted: https://viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/default.aspx The posting was made November 15 and the the deadline to apply is November 29!
Congratulations Dr. Weslley Silva, Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipient!
Dr. Weslley Silva, a recent PhD graduate and currently post doctoral fellow in the van Wijngaarden group, has just been awarded the competitive Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers. He will be using the fellowship to go conduct research at the University of Köln Astrophysics Institute. Congratulations Dr. Weslley!
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...
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...
Department Seminar: “Bacterial Resistance to b-lactam antibiotics: new mechanisms from old enzymes” (Dr. Christopher Lohans, Queen’s University)
The next Department seminar will be held in conjunction with the Department of Regina on Thursday October 28, 2:15-3:15 pm. Zoom Link: https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/6793245188?pwd=cnp2RHJQb1Y4aUZtZ3dMc0tzd3pNZz09
Chem Club Hosts Chemistry Research Night!
Chem Club is hosting Chemistry Research Night on October 21, 7 pm through Zoom. Visit the session to learn about the chemistry and biochemistry research that happens in our Department as well as the summer research awards and other research opportunities! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/YtAfRYzjbLuU87wk9