Stories about research and innovation taking place on and off campus.
UWinnipeg received research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) that totals $1,220,535 in Insight Grants.
UWinnipeg’s Dr. Victoria Austen incorporated a Wiki Education assignment into her Roman Britain class. She used class to teach history while training them to be active public-facing researchers who improved several Wikipedia articles.
First-year UWinnipeg student Gracie Grift, a Pathway to Graduate Studies scholar, worked with Dr. Yannick Molgat-Seon to determine which factors predispose healthy individuals to airflow limitation and whether these factors differ based on sex.
The Prairie Climate Centre has launched new content on their Climate Atlas of Canada, which explores some of the health risks and adaptation options facing Canadians regarding climate change and infectious diseases.
When UWinnipeg Senior Scholar Dr. Catherine Taylor led the study, Every Class in Every School, more than a decade ago, it was the first report of its kind to reveal just how prevalent discrimination was for 2SLGBTQ+ students in Canadian secondary schools at the time.
A new study conducted by the Institute of Urban Studies for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) examines changes to the housing market and the drivers of eviction that are causing increased evictions across the nation.
UWinnipeg’s Pathway to Graduate Studies (P2GS) program returned this summer offering ten Indigenous students research opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The University of Winnipeg's research funding has more than doubled in the past six years. "I am proud of the fantastic growth in research funding we’ve seen in recent years. It has surpassed expectations," said Vice-President of Research and Innovation Dr. Jino Distasio
Through new research, UWinnipeg's Laura Sokal, Lesley Eblie Trudel, and Jeff Babb have found that Manitoba teachers are reporting higher levels of exhaustion and withdrawal than the national average.
Amanda Carvalho was inspired to write Between Boxes after seeing a call for submissions from the Centre for Research in Cultural Studies (CRiCS) inviting reflections on the pandemic through the lens of cultural studies. She was thrilled when it grew into a multi-stage, collaborative project.
