On January 27, 2012, the University of Manitoba publicly thanked the federal and provincial government for their financial support of the renovation and redevelopment of two major education and research facilities in the Faculty of Science. The Biological Sciences building and the Buller Building Science Laboratories were projects funded by the federal and provincial governments […]

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As part of Homecoming 2011 at the University of Manitoba, the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre will have its grand opening today, Friday, September 16, 2011, at 2:00 pm.
The Centre is a new, hands-on interpretive facility that explores the ways in which food is made in Canada. It features interactive exhibits, public […]

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The Delta Marsh Field Station, operated by the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Science, will be evacuated temporarily because of flooding concerns.
Mark Whitmore, dean of science, notes: “To protect the safety of our employees, we will officially evacuate the station on April 1, 2011. This date was chosen based on provincial predictions that we could […]

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An international team of researchers has ‘resurrected’ authentic woolly mammoth hemoglobin-the blood protein responsible for delivering oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. The research has discovered special evolutionary adaptations that allowed the iconic Ice Age creatures to cool down their extremities in harsh Arctic conditions and minimise costly heat loss.
“We’ve managed to analyse living […]

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Cold water creature may be on the move�
Biologists at the University of Manitoba are hot on the trail of an elusive creature that lurks in the depths of the Canadian Arctic: the Northern Squid.
“We don’t know how many exist in the Arctic Ocean,” says Kathleen Gardiner, a PhD student in biology at the University […]

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Igor and his three friends arrived in December of 2007. Canadian Wildlife Services seized the Black Russian Sturgeons from smugglers and gave the fish to the University of Manitoba to look after, but soon they will need larger quarters and the U of M is looking to find them a good home.

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Biological scientists at the University of Manitoba are gearing up for a celebration of Darwin’s birthday today, with events today and tomorrow. The events are in celebration of the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s The Origin of Species.This evening, the department is hosting a private potluck […]

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