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MSc candidate Melika Adabinejad (department of computer science) will defend their thesis, “SoundBrush: online sound-based art-play for older adults.”

📍 E2-EITC 461
🗓️ Dec 12 at 1:00 p.m.

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MSc thesis defense: Melika Adabinejad
MSc candidate Melika Adabinejad (department of computer science) will defend their thesis, “SoundBrush: online sound-based art-play for older adults.”
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December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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MSc candidate Shohreh Golpaigani Fard (department of computer science) will defend their thesis, “Clonal evolution distances: Biologically motivated distances for comparing cancer clonal trees.”

📍 E3-EITC 461
🗓️ Dec 11 at 11:00 a.m.

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MSc thesis defense: Shohreh Golpaigani Fard
MSc candidate Shohreh Golpaigani Fard (department of computer science) will defend their thesis, “Clonal evolution distances: Biologically motivated distances for comparing cancer clonal trees.”
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December 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Mina Nouredanesh, assistant professor in the College of Community and Global Health, will present a seminar titled "AI-powered personalized solutions for complex age-related conditions."

📍 205 Armes
🗓️ Dec 8 at 12:30 p.m.

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Computer Science Seminar: Mina Nouredanesh
Mina Nouredanesh, assistant professor in the College of Community and Global Health, will present a seminar titled "AI-powered personalized solutions for complex age-related conditions."
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December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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MSc candidate Jamilush Talukder (department of computer science) will defend their thesis,“Dynamic wait-free atomic snapshot.”Jamilush’s advisor is Avery Miller,associate professor in the department of computer science.

📍 E3-EITC 461
🗓️ Dec 4 at 2:30 p.m.

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MSc thesis defense: Jamilush Talukder
MSc candidate Jamilush Talukder (department of computer science) will defend their thesis, “Dynamic wait-free atomic snapshot.”
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December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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All the times we were shocked on The Science Lens podcast episode 2! There are a lot of interesting and surprising things we learned from both Erwin and Nishita! 🎉
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Catch the episode on YouTube now, www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Np...
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Jun Bae, PhD candidate in the department of statistics at UM, will present a seminar titled "Balancing efficiency and independence: Optimal experimental designs under correlation constraints."

📍 330 Allen
🗓️ Nov 27 at 2:45 p.m.

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November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Last chance to register for an inspiring talk and panel discussion around breaking barriers: 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and inclusion in science that will be happening on Friday, November 21 at 2:30 p.m. ⁠in 200 Armes⁠ 🎉⁠

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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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MSc candidate Niloofar Ahmadi (department of microbiology) will defend their thesis, MSc thesis defense: “Searching for efflux pumps in the mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by proteomics.”

📍 UM Senate Chambers - EITC-E3 262
🗓️ Nov 26 at 11:00 a.m.

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November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Meet Hubert Sidarta (he/him), Undergraduate International Student in the Genetics Honours and Co-op program, one of the panellists for the panel discussion around breaking barriers: 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and inclusion in science on November 21 at 2:30 p.m.⁠
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Meet Dr. Az Klymiuk (they/them), Assistant Professor, Indigenous Scholar in Science, Department of Biological Sciences, one of the panellists for the panel discussion around breaking barriers: 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and inclusion in science on November 21 at 2:30 p.m.⁠
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Nominations are open for the Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance! 📚✨⁠
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Do you know a TA who went above and beyond to support your success and inspire your curiosity? Deadline for fall term nominations: Dec 8, 2025, 11:59 p.m.⁠
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November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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“Breaking barriers: 2SLGBTQIA+ representation and inclusion in science” is back for the third year on November 21, 2025. This year’s lecture is held by Dr. Sarah Veatch, titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."⁠
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Congratulations to all Fall 2025 graduates, we are proud of all that you’ve accomplished!
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Join us for a lecture and panel discussion to recognize 2SLGBTQIA+ STEM Day on November 21!

Dr. Veatch will share a lecture titled "Using physics to function: How cells use phase transitions at membranes to sense and respond to changing environments."
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Dr. Juliana Schulz, associate professor in the department of decision sciences at HEC Montréal, will present a seminar titled "Checking assumptions: what we can and cannot do."

📍 330 Allen
🗓️ Oct 16 at 2:45 p.m.
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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.
October 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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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)
October 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards! A special shoutout to the exceptional recipients from the Faculty of Science.
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Join us for this speaker series to explore the vast and amazing places that a UM science degree can take you!
October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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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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September 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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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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September 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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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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September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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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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September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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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.
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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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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September 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM