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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 7d

PhD candidate Lilian Wiens (department of biological sciences) will defend their thesis, “Blood metabolomes and molecular markers of cellular aging in wild fish.”

📍 304 Biological Sciences Building
🗓️ Oct 17 at 1:30 p.m.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 8d

These workshops introduce participants to Linux shell, batch computing with SLURM HPC scheduler, interactive computing with OpenOnDemand, Globus file transfer service, and using the Canadian OpenStack community Cloud and Object Storage.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 8d

Join the Fall 2025 High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Cloud Computing Workshop, open to all researchers from Manitoba institutions.

Date: October 14 to 17, 2025
Location: Room 204, St. John’s College (92 Dysart Road)

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards! A special shoutout to the exceptional recipients from the Faculty of Science.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 9d

Date: October 31, 2025
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Marshall McLuhan Hall

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Forge Your Future with speaker Pauline Gerrard

Join us for this speaker series to explore the vast and amazing places that a UM science degree can take you!

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 9d

Pauline Gerrard is the Executive Director of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area, where she provides strategic leadership to the world’s leading freshwater research facility.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 9d

Forge Your Future (formerly known as Entrepreneurship Speaker Series) It was established in 2022 to inspire science students with the impactful career paths that have started from a UM Faculty of Science degree. Explore the places that science can take you with inspiring UM alum Pauline Gerrard.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 9d

Join us for this speaker series to explore the vast and amazing places that a UM science degree can take you!

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 14d

Join the upcoming Graduate Student Research Series workshops on Zotero and Endnote to learn how to manage your sources efficiently. Register for all workshops to receive credit on your Experience Record (Co-Curricular Record)

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 15d

Tune in on Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube (Apple Podcasts coming soon!).

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2cji...
Amazon Music: music.amazon.ca/podcasts/7f4...
YouTube: youtu.be/ZiNusVEG4TQ
Apple Podcasts coming soon!

Where do scientists get their ideas from?

Spotify video

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 15d

The first episode of The Science Lens is live! 🎉 We asked Houda and Abishek to weigh in on which is more important in their day-to-day, data or intuition? 🧠📊

Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 15d

The first episode of The Science Lens is live! 🎉 We asked Houda and Abishek to weigh in on which is more important in their day-to-day, data or intuition? 🧠📊

Join us to discover the unknown and invent the future!

#TheScienceLens #UManitoba #UManitobaSci

UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 25d

Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Matthew Van Schepdael, PhD student in the department of microbiology at UM.

📍 100 St. Paul's College
🗓️ Sept 23 at 2:30 p.m.

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The Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series: Matthew Van Schepdael

Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Matthew Van Schepdael, PhD student in the department of microbiology at UM.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · Sep 8

In each episode, we take a closer look at the research, innovation, student experience and people who are shaping the future of science, right here at the University of Manitoba.

What do you think we're talking about for the first episode? (coming soon)!

UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is The Science Lens: the Faculty of Science podcast at the University of Manitoba. Together, let’s discover the unknown and invent the future.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join the Manitoba Group in Protein Structure and Function Seminar Series for a lecture by Anja Thalhammer, this lecture is titled "The unstructured advantage: LEA proteins and the biophysics of dehydration survival."

📍 205 Armes
🗓️ Sept 17 at 3:30 p.m.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · Sep 2

MSc candidate Kelsey Wog (department of microbiology) will defend her thesis, “Beyond cyp51: A novel reduced spore dormancy pathway confers azole resistance in Fusarium graminearum."

📍 207 Human Ecology
🗓️ September 9 at 9:30 a.m.

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University of Manitoba @umanitoba.bsky.social · Aug 22

As climate change melts sea ice in Manitoba’s subarctic, Churchill may emerge as a shipping route linking the province to the global supply chain. At the Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO), UM researchers are helping navigate the path forward. Read the full story: news.umanitoba.ca/open-water

Open Water

As climate change melts sea ice in Manitoba’s subarctic, northern communities explore Churchill’s future as a shipping route connecting the province to the global supply chain. See how UM scientists a...

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University of Manitoba @umanitoba.bsky.social · Jul 4

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Pistorius, associate head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, on receiving the 2025 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics. Read more about his work over the last 30 years: news.umanitoba.ca/strengthenin...

Strengthening Canadian physics and medical physics through service and innovative leadership

From his significant contributions to the fields of physics and medical physics in Canada to his innovative leadership at CancerCare Manitoba, Dr. Stephen Pistorius consistently takes an active role i

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University of Manitoba @umanitoba.bsky.social · Jul 11

When you think of statistics, genetics and disease research might not be the first things that come to mind. That’s exactly where you’ll find Kevin McGregor applying his expertise. Read more: news.umanitoba.ca/um-researche...

UM researcher in statistics is advancing our understanding of diseases caused by microbiome changes

When we think about how statisticians contribute to our society, their work on genetics and diseases might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, that is exactly what Kevin McGregor, assi

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University of Manitoba @umanitoba.bsky.social · Jul 28

Lake Winnipeg is facing a serious challenge: high levels of phosphorus. A new UM-led research project is tackling this issue in hopes of improving the lake's water quality for generations to come. Read the full story on UM Today: news.umanitoba.ca/new-research...

#UManitoba #UMResearch

New research aims to improve quality of Lake Winnipeg

A new research project is set to provide solutions to improve Lake Winnipeg’s water quality. Led by UM’s Dr. David Lobb, Professor in the Department of Soil Science, this project will investigate

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University of Manitoba @umanitoba.bsky.social · Aug 6

Could a humble, ancient grain be the answer to modern food insecurity? UM researchers think so! They're focusing on a plant that has been growing in Canada for centuries: wild rice. Learn more about this comeback crop and its potential to become a Canadian staple: news.umanitoba.ca/the-comeback...

The Comeback Crop

Could a humble, ancient grain help address modern-day food insecurity? UM researchers think so. Why wild rice—with a climate-friendly twist—could be Canada’s next staple

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University of Manitoba @umanitoba.bsky.social · Aug 12

Controlling the speed of light in a specific direction may seem like a far-fetched idea, but it's the reality of the work done by PhD students, Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu. Read more about their work and watch the full video interview at news.umanitoba.ca/from-the-pow...

#UManitoba #UMResearch

From the power of magnetism to controlling the speed of light

Imagine driving across a bridge that normally takes one second. But this time, it takes eight minutes longer than expected. On the way back, you somehow arrive at the other side eight minutes before y

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · Aug 14

MSc candidate Md. Mehadi Hasan (department of mathematics) will defend his thesis, “Investigating transmission pathways of a nosocomially transmitted fungal infection."

📍 225 St. Paul's College
🗓️ August 18 at 1:00 p.m.

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · Aug 13

MSc candidate Julieta Novomisky Nechcoff (department of microbiology will defend their thesis, “Combining machine learning and CRISPRi to discover novel antimicrobials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa."

📍 306 Buller
🗓️ August 19 at 10:00 a.m.

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