Showcasing UWinnipeg’s research
The University of Winnipeg's Research Office and Faculty of Graduate Studies have collaborated to host the 2023 UWinnipeg Research Week from Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, March 3.
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.
The University of Winnipeg's Research Office and Faculty of Graduate Studies have collaborated to host the 2023 UWinnipeg Research Week from Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, March 3.
Dr. Darshani Kumaragamage, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, and her research team are exploring how soil amendments can reduce the amount of phosphorus released from agricultural land and into waterways during the spring melt.
TerraByte, a UWinnipeg research team led by Dr. Christopher Bidinosti, Department of Physics, and Dr. Christopher Henry, Department of Applied Computer Science, received more than $500,000 in funding support.
Dr. Sara Murphy, Assistant Professor in The University of Winnipeg’s Department of Business and Administration, and co-applicant Lisa Keeping, Vice Dean of the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, received a $60,747 Insight Development Grant for their project 'Cross-Cultural Differences in Stories Within Behavioural Interviews.'
UWinnipeg's Dr. Anuraag Shrivastav and his research team have developed a simple predictive and prognostic breast cancer test that could predict whether there is a likelihood of recurrence in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients.
The University of Winnipeg’s Research Office launched a new pilot program that supports early-career researchers by pairing them with established mentors.
The annual event gives students the opportunity to gain experience presenting their scientific research, while also learning more about the exciting research their peers are undertaking.
Larissa Wodtke has been named Program Officer of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization for UWinnipeg's Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. She has 13 years of experience at the University managing large-scale, interdisciplinary, community-based research projects in the humanities, social sciences, and community health fields.
Stellar research by six University of Winnipeg master's students and one faculty member has been recognized by Research Manitoba's Awards and Grants Competition. Congratulations to Anouska Agarwal, Emily Unger, Nathalie Turenne, Rosemary Minns, Winter Dawn Lipscombe, and Patrick Carty, as well as Dr. Yannick Molgat-Seon.
In August, University of Winnipeg students who received NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards in 2021 and 2022 were celebrated during a special hybrid event.