Northern communities, such as Attawapiskat, have unique demands and University of Manitoba researchers have long been focused on how to improve quality of life and the delivery of essential services to northern and remote communities.
• Shirley Thompson, Natural Resources Institute. She investigates how the delivery of essential services, including drinking water, housing, waste water treatment and […]

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Historically, Manitoba supported one-third of the world’s tall-grass prairie ecosystem. It now has less than one per cent of the tall-grass prairie it once had and the remnants are small, threatened patches that can’t be completely revived but can be sustained, a new study says.

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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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A new partnership led by a researcher at the University of Manitoba will receive $1 million in funding over the next six years through a Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) grant administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
The Common Ground Research Forum (CGRF) will examine how northern Ontario and First Nations […]

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