News Release: Biomedical Youth Summer Camp

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology, Chemistry, Health, Medicine, News Release, Outreach, Pharmacy, Research, Science

University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine hosts free Biomedical Youth Summer Camp
More than 220 Aboriginal, new Canadian and inner-city students will participate in hands-on science experiments and activities at the Faculty of Medicine’s week-long Biomedical Youth Summer Camp.
Students will conduct science experiments to detect cancer, study physiology of vision and sound, learn about soil analysis […]

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News Release: Inner City Science Centre Opens

December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Aboriginal, Biology, Chemistry, Health, Medicine, News Release, Outreach, Science, Staff, Students

Youth in Winnipeg’s inner city now have the opportunity to learn in a laboratory equipped with the latest in scientific equipment, developed through a partnership between the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Medicine, the Winnipeg School Division and the Winnipeg Foundation.
The Winnipeg Inner-City Science Centre (ICSC), located in Niji Mahkwa School on Flora Avenue, will […]

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News Release: Discovery Day primes Manitoba youth for a career in Health Sciences

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Medicine, News Release, Outreach

On Friday, November 6, over 250 high school students from across the province will convene at the University of Manitoba to explore the exciting world of health sciences through The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame/TD Discovery Days in Health Sciences program.
The day kicks off with two dynamic lectures and wraps up with a career panel. […]

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News Release: How many university students does it take to screw in a light bulb?

September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News Release, Research, Students

Nobody knows. They’re too busy screwing each other.
Or so the popular belief goes. According to the media and popular culture, teens and university students are engaging in random group sex and casual oral sex more frequently than 70s porn stars. Apparently, sex has become the new hello, requiring as little commitment as accepting a new […]

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