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A ground squirrel.

Faculty of Science

The Free Press: Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans

June 2, 2025 — 
Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans

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2025 FGS Awards Reception

Celebrating Excellence: Faculty of Graduate Studies honours award recipients at 2025 awards reception

May 27, 2025 — 
Recognizing outstanding achievements in mentorship, administration, and research within the UM graduate and postdoctoral community.

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A university students with long hair and a red shirt working with colorful plastic straws to build structures and cubes while explaining it to the kids that are gathered around the table.

Faculty of Science

Back by popular demand: Science Rendezvous 2025

May 7, 2025 — 
Get ready for Manitoba’s largest hands-on science and engineering festival. Join us on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. right here in Winnipeg, at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry campus. 

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Sustainability

Sustainability award winners announced!

April 17, 2025 — 
An exceptional group of students, staff and faculty were recognized with 2025 UM Sustainability Awards.

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Romulus and Remus, two puppies with dire wolf genes. One scientist describes them as 'dire-ish.' (Colossal Biosciences)

Faculty of Science

CBC News: A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf

April 9, 2025 — 
Scientists say Colossal's pups are an impressive feat, but more 'dire-ish'

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

Join us April 1 for the 2025 3MT finals event

March 24, 2025 — 
Meet the 2025 3MT© Finalists and don’t miss this exciting event tonight at 7 p.m., at the Robert B. Shultz Theatre in St John's College, Fort Garry campus.

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Dr. Melanie Lalonde at the WXN award ceremony standing in front of the BEBOLD sign.

Faculty of Science

Be bold! Dr. Melanie Lalonde on being among Canada’s most powerful women: top 100 awards

January 17, 2025 — 
Dr. Lalonde's recent accomplishment, being among Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women as an Amex Emerging Leader, comes to no one's surprise as she is an extraordinary example of making bold choices and exploring new perspectives.

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A volunteer creating a big soap and water bubble around a little kid.

Faculty of Science

Volunteer with Science Rendezvous 2025

January 10, 2025 — 
Science Rendezvous 2025 volunteer applications are now open!

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Photo of a grolar or pizzly bear (a hybrid of a polar and grizzly bear) sleeping on a rock

Faculty of Arts

UM in the news: Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024

December 8, 2024 — 
UM experts and researchers were featured in media stories locally, nationally and globally. Read on to find out who were the Top 10 UM newsmakers for 2024.

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Wild rice field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

The Globe and Mail: Circular-economy-based food systems

November 22, 2024 — 
Circular-economy-based food systems

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