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Science Rendezvous Winnipeg official graphic.
May 4, 2023

Promoting science outreach

After two years of virtual Science Rendezvous, the Canadian-wide STEAM festival, which is co-hosted by The University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba, is back in person.

January 29, 2020

Student research recognized with Genome Publication Award

Alwyn Go wasn't expecting his first-ever undergrad research project to be published, so he was even more surprised when it was recognized with a 2019 Genome Publication Award. The award, which was announced in the January 2020 edition of Genome, recognizes substantial and notable contributions to genetics and genomics research.

May 6, 2019

STEAM Big at Science Rendezvous this weekend

Kids and adults alike are invited to Science Rendezvous Winnipeg, the largest science and engineering festival in the province, held Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus, hosted by The University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba.

Science Rendezvous
April 22, 2019

Mutant fruit flies inspire future scientists

For the past five years, UWinnipeg biology professor Dr. Alberto Civetta, has taken a break from his UWinnipeg lab, where he researches evolutionary genetics, to volunteer at Science Rendezvous Winnipeg, hosting a fun, hands-on activity detecting mutants in fruit flies.

Dr. Zeinab Mashreghi, Resampling Methods for Survey Data with Extensions in other Contexts, mathematics and statistics
September 8, 2017

UWinnipeg Receives NSERC Grants to further research

The University of Winnipeg received research and scholarship funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) that will enable over $500,000 in diverse research projects.