It’s part game show, and part final exam. Do graduate students “know their stuff” enough so that they can explain their research in a way that is easy for a lay audience to understand?
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition originally developed by The University of Queensland. 3MT® challenges graduate students to consolidate […]

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It’s part game show, and part final exam. Do graduate students “know their stuff” enough so that they can explain their research in a way that is easy for a lay audience to understand?
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition originally developed by the University of Queensland. 3MT® challenges graduate students to consolidate […]

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Emily Choy, a doctoral student in biological sciences, has been selected to receive the L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science scholarship for Canada. She is receiving the award for her important research as well as her potential as a mentor for young women. She will receive the award at a ceremony today at the Embassy of France […]

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The University of Manitoba will launch an innovative partnership on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, that will see this province become a destination of choice for Brazilian graduate students as part of that country’s Science Without Borders (SWB) Initiative.
“Science Without Borders is a bold and exciting initiative designed to provide Brazilian students unprecedented international education opportunities,” […]

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Two University of Manitoba graduate students are recipients of fellowships that will enable their studies of oral traditions and the documentation of oral history of First Nations residents.
The C. D. Howe Memorial Foundation Fellowships in Creative Writing and Oral Culture fund graduate students working in the areas of creative writing and/or oral culture. The recipients […]

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A University of Manitoba student reports in a new study that diving birds reach their 30s and then die quickly and suddenly, showing few signs of aging prior to death. His team’s findings could help us understand the aging process, providing critical insights for our aging population.
The guillemots – which look similar to penguins but […]

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This summer, University of Manitoba researchers are looking to the skies over our province as part of a global experiment to test methods for monitoring soil moisture from satellite information.
From June 7 to July 17, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will fly two piloted aircraft several times a week over an area […]

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