Research

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.

July 18, 2022

Searching for the nature of dark matter

Assistant professor of Physics Dr. Evan McDonough is looking to answer one of the questions that has long puzzled the scientific community: what is dark matter?

Black and white photo of udy McConill standing in front of garden after her arrival to Canada.

June 23, 2022

UWinnipeg researchers share stories of German women immigrants

UWinnipeg researchers in the Department of German-Canadian Studies receive the Waterloo Centre for German Studies Diversity and Inclusion Grant for a new project titled “What They Can Teach Us: Stories from German Canadian Women 1950-1993."

Dr. Sanoji Wijenayake in the lab with students Corey Sanderson and Fran Obtial.

May 2, 2022

New research looks into maternal obesity and newborn development

UWinnipeg's Dr. Sanoji Wijenayake has received a Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Operating Grant to research the neurodevelopmental effects of maternal obesity exposure and to characterize the functional roles of milk exosomes, a new class of nanovesicles abundant in mammalian milk.

Separate head shots of Dr. Jessica Riley outside and Dr. Jean-Pierre Desforges in front of a shelf of books.

April 21, 2022

UWinnipeg supports research with more than $500,000 in internal grant funding

During the 2021/22 academic year, The University of Winnipeg's Research Office supported more than 120 faculty and student research projects with more than $500,000 in internal funding.

April 6, 2022

Canadian Space Agency supports Dr. Ed Cloutis with funding grant

Dr. Ed Cloutis was one of four Canadian university researchers to receive a funding grant from the Canadian Space Agency to advance scientific knowledge of the Sun–Earth system, the solar system and the universe through participation in international science missions.

March 30, 2022

TerraByte teams up with local industry to create data rover

Researchers will be actively testing machine learning models in the field this spring thanks to a collaborative digital agriculture project led by UWinnipeg's Dr. Christopher Bidinosti, Department of Physics, and Dr. Christopher Henry, Department of Applied Computer Science.

Ray Silvius sitting in row of people in Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall

March 23, 2022

Improving employment outcomes for former refugees

UWinnipeg researcher and political scientist Dr. Ray Silvius has received more than $300,000 in funding from Immigration Research West at the University of Manitoba for the multi-year project Improving Employment Outcomes for Former Refugees in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

March 11, 2022

‘Prison Pandemic Papers’ document impact of Covid-19 on imprisoned people

The Prison Pandemic Papers, a project led by Dr. Kevin Walby, launched online this week, making available previously unpublished government records obtained using access to information and freedom of information requests submitted to governments across Canada.

Bradley Howell in a boat holding a fish and smiling for the camera.

February 25, 2022

Three-Minute Thesis competition returns for a ninth year

Thirteen University of Winnipeg Faculty of Graduate students will be presenting their research during the ninth annual Three-Minute Thesis competition. The virtual event will take place March 3 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Zoom.

Snowy path with trees under a canopy of trees

February 24, 2022

Warming winters in northeastern North America

According to a new study co-authored by UWinnipeg's Dr. Nora Casson, warming winters in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada are impacting everything from ecosystems to the economy.