Manitoba residents are being invited to participate in the largest study of aging ever undertaken in Canada.
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) will follow at least 50,000 Canadians between the ages of 45 and 85 for 20 years. The national study will collect information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic […]

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Canadians are living longer than ever before - which is good news - but an aging population poses new challenges.University of Manitoba researchers belonging to the university-wide Centre on Aging are tackling the issues seniors face and finding solutions to improve their quality of life.
Join these investigators Monday, May 3, 2010, for the Centre’s spring […]

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The University of Manitoba is honoured to announce that Tyler Grant, a student in 4th year engineering, is the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship for 2010. This continues the excellent record for University of Manitoba students winning Rhodes Scholarships, bringing the total to 93 students, more than any other university in Western Canada. Grant is […]

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The 2009 John P. Zubek Memorial Lecture presents a talk by Melvyn A. Goodale, Centre for Brain and Mind, University of Western Ontario.His talk will be: “Acting without thinking: When do visually-guided actions escape conscious control?”
Human beings are capable of reaching out and grasping objects with great accuracy and precision - and vision […]

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The butterfly fluttering around your backyard this past summer might have provided a pleasant distraction from your gardening. But for biological sciences researcher Dr. Jeffrey Marcus this pretty insect offers incredible insight.
With support from new government funding, the University of Manitoba associate professor is studying the origins, organization and evolution of butterfly colour patterns. The […]

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Winnipeggers are full of great ideas about how they want their city to grow. Now you have an opportunity to have a voice! On Thursday, June 11th, Dr. Verena Menec, director of the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba, will be asking you to think about age-friendly communities and would like YOU to […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre on Aging is one of ten data collection centres across Canada, all part of the new Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). This new study will increase the understanding of common health problems affecting seniors.

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