Indigenous art meets technology
UWinnipeg welcomes a new Indigenous creative and research space on campus that will provide opportunities for technology-based skills training and development for Indigenous youth.
A steady increase in research funding has paved the way for innovative projects that help to solve complex problems including UWinnipeg's Indigenous research and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) research that is helping to shed light on key issues.
UWinnipeg welcomes a new Indigenous creative and research space on campus that will provide opportunities for technology-based skills training and development for Indigenous youth.
University of Winnipeg professor Dr. Mirjana Roksandic's analysis of the upper molar of the first Neanderthal to be discovered in Serbia has contributed to new research from the Max Planck Institute of Science and Human History, and unexpected clues about human evolution and health.
Dr. Christopher Wiebe was thrilled when he learned that a research project that has spanned a decade and involved over 21 undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, principal investigators, and instrument scientists from over 16 research institutions worldwide, was accepted for publication in the journal Quantum Materials.
Canada’s north is warming at three times the global rate. This is threatening the livelihoods and food security of the Inuit people as well as the ecosystems including the lives of the Arctic animals, like the polar bear.
The University of Winnipeg is pleased to announce the appointment of three faculty members as academic research chairs: Dr. William “Rory” Dickson, Dr. Chantal Fiola, and Dr. Caleb Hasler.
UWinnipeg biologist Dr. Sara Good, alum Dr. Sergey Yegorov (the first author), and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Dmitriy Babenko, have co-written a paper with an international team of researchers that is published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe.
UWinnipeg chemist Dr. Chris Wiebe and physicist Dr. Blair Jamieson received Research Manitoba 2020 CFI Innovation Fund Matching Program grants in early March, supporting Manitoba's vital contribution to multi-institutional, world-class innovation.
A new book, co-edited by Indigenous Studies faculty member Dr. Shailesh Shukla demonstrates the importance of revitalizing Indigenous food knowledge to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous and Canadian populations.
Ashley King spent part of last summer working with Dr. Athar Ata identifying anti-diabetic compounds in chamomile as part of The University of Winnipeg's Pathway to Graduate Studies (P2GS) program.
The second annual Early Career Researcher Day (ECRD) returned this year and was successfully delivered via Zoom.