Music and science intertwine as the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra presents John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1 – a piece inspired by the composer’s personal response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic during the 1980s.
This captivating performance will take place January 29, Opening Night of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival. It is in collaboration with the University […]

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First Manitoba-based researcher elected as Foreign Fellow to National Academy of Agricultural Sciences India
Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, Vice-President (Research) and Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba has earned an international reputation as a leading researcher in effective grain storage methods. The often referred to “leader of grain storage” has been elected as the 2011 […]

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Dr. David T. Barnard, president of the University of Manitoba, has announced that the U of M has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries of India (MoFPI) to train IICPT staff and students at the U of M as […]

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On November 8, 2010 Dr. David T. Barnard, president of the University of Manitoba, will join the largest delegation of Canadian university and college presidents ever to travel abroad with a seven-day mission in India.
The goal of the historic mission, which consists of 15 Canadian university and college presidents, is to forge mutually beneficial links […]

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As we get older, our ability to process spatial information declines. Thanks to new government funding, researcher Debbie Kelly is investigating what aging does to our brains, specifically how it affects the way we navigate our way around.

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A group of researchers from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine hopes to support the Government of Karnataka in India, in partnership with the Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, to improve maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes after the University received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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As part of Global Public Health Research Week, on May 20 and 21, 2009, the University of Manitoba will host a special symposium highlighting its role in improving global public health.Titled: “Translating Knowledge into Action in Global Public Health,” the public event will feature guest speakers from around the world who are experts or otherwise […]

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