Stories about research and innovation taking place on and off campus.
Dr. Alberto Civetta's analysis of patterns of evolution of the protein coding gene Nucleoporin 54 (NUP5) is part of a study showing how sexual conflict in fruit flies is governed by specifically wired neurons in the brain.
UWinnipeg psychology and biology student Kerianne Chant has been working with Assiniboine Park Zoo to assess polar bear personalities. The results of this research will directly help the management of the polar bears at the zoo.
In honour of World Mental Health Day, which took place October 10, The University of Winnipeg’s Prairie Climate Centre has released new content related to mental health and climate change on the Climate Atlas of Canada.
Dr. Mirjana Roksandic, Dr. Yadira Chinique De Armas, and Dr. Ivan Roksandic – all members of UWinnipeg's Caribbean Research Institute – are part of a global team of researchers providing major insights into the evolutionary history of the hepatitis B virus.
Stellar student research was highlighted this month during the 16th annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Poster Symposium. The event, for a second consecutive year, was held on Zoom with more than 25 students participating.
The University of Winnipeg's Research Office has expanded its team and moved into a new space in the Richardson College for the Environment and Science.
UWinnipeg biochemistry student Navjot Kaur Rai has been awarded a $2,000 American Society of Pharmacognosy Award to undertake research in Dr. Athar Ata's lab next summer.
Shining star and Métis computer science student Sidney Leggett's research has resulted in the Automation of the COVID-19 Unintended Outcomes Report written for the Government of Manitoba.
A team of UWinnipegger's, including six undergraduate students, two graduate, and two Post Doctoral Fellows led by UWinnipeg's Dr. Alan Diduck publish a book.
UWinnipeg's Dr. Anuraag Shrivastav has created a novel blood test that, according to early studies, detects precancerous lesions and colorectal cancer more effectively than other current screening tests. His goal is to reduce the mortality rate of this cancer, which, if detected early, if very preventable.
