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.

Map of the principal non-Acheulean Middle Pleistocene sites in Central and Southeastern Europe, Anatolia, and the Levant.

January 25, 2022

Cave findings shed light on Europe’s earliest prehistory

A University of Winnipeg bioanthropologist is part of a Serbian-Canadian team whose findings have been published in the Journal of Human Evolution.

Angela Failler standing in the library in front of book shelves.

January 18, 2022

Dr. Angela Failler’s Canada Research Chair in Culture, Public Memory renewed

Dr. Angela Failler will continue her internationally-recognized research into public memory and the afterlife of the 1985 Air India bombings, thanks to the federal government's renewal of her appointment as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Culture and Public Memory.

December 22, 2021

Looking back on 2021 in the news

As 2021 comes to a close, we have an opportunity to look back and celebrate the many good news stories and accomplishments that The University of Winnipeg community shared this year.

December 20, 2021

Affordable rentals harder to find, says new report

A lack of affordable home rental options and an increase in affordable home ownership are key themes in a recently published Institute of Urban Studies report examining the impact of condo developments on Winnipeg neighbourhoods.

December 9, 2021

Work-study leads to peer-reviewed study of gender representation on TV series

What began as a work study when they were a student in Dr. Pauline Greenhill’s class turned into a published paper for UWinnipeg alum Lou Lamari.

November 22, 2021

Researchers develop new way to measure human brain

Dr. Sheryl Herrera and Maxina Sheft are co-first authors on a recently published paper examining the first measurement of axon diameters in the human brain that measure only 2 one thousandths of a millimetre (2 μm).

November 15, 2021

Online research guide will help families locate missing tuberculosis patients

The Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis History Project is thrilled to add Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Anne Lindsay to its team. We are extraordinarily fortunate to be working...

October 28, 2021

Experts name new species of human ancestor

An international team of researchers, led by University of Winnipeg bioanthropologist Dr. Mirjana Roksandic, has announced the naming of a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis.

two polar bears standing on their hind legs wrestling

October 22, 2021

Do polar bears have personalities?

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.

Aabijijiwan New Media Lab and Kishaadigeh Collaborative Research Centre

October 7, 2021

Open house celebrates new research and digital media space on campus

The University of Winnipeg community is invited to stop by the third floor of Richardson College for the Environment on Thursday, October 14, 3 - 6 pm to celebrate the opening of the aabijijiwan New Media Lab and kishaadigeh Collaborative Research Centre.

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