Christopher James Henry, professor, assistant professor in the department of computer science at UM, will present a seminar titled "Synthetic data for scientific applications: Generative models and quality assessment. 📍 527 Buller 🗓️ Jan 15 at 2:45 p.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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! 🎉 ⁠ Catch the episode on YouTube now, www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Np...

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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 🎉⁠ www.eventbrite.ca/e/breaking-b... #UMScience #UManitoba #UManitobaSci

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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.⁠

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.⁠

Nominations are open for the Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance! 📚✨⁠ ⁠ 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.⁠ ⁠ forms.office.com/r/v9e3rEAUuR

“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."⁠

Congratulations to all Fall 2025 graduates, we are proud of all that you’ve accomplished!

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."

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.

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.

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)

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

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

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) For more information, lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/calendar/lib...

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

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

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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.

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

MSc candidate Ali Karoobi (department of mathematics) will defend their thesis, “Non-commutative rational functions and full Fock spaces around a matrix center." 📍 Hosted online via Zoom 🗓️ August 15 at 10:00 a.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

PhD candidate Sulalitha Bowala Mudiyanselage (department of statistics) will defend their thesis, “Dynamic data science applications in demand forecasting and finance." 📍 201 Biological Sciences Building 🗓️ August 14 at 9:00 a.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

PhD candidate Hermie Monterde (department of mathematics) will defend her thesis, “Quantum pure state transfer." 📍 Hosted online via Zoom 🗓️ August 14 at 10:00 a.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

MSc candidate Tijotop Binjibon (department of mathematics) will defend their thesis, “Investigating the dynamic behavior of neurofilaments in zebrafish.” 📍 225 St. Paul's College 🗓️ August 14 at 1:00 p.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

PhD candidate Chandramali Piyasundara (department of mathematics) will defend their thesis, “Space-time spectral methods for PDEs on irregular domains.” 📍 225 St. Paul's College and online via Zoom 🗓️ August 13 at 9:30 a.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

Join us as MSc candidate Samuel Adeshina (Department of Mathematics) will defend their thesis, “The Hilbert functions of families of fat point schemes", on August 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. For more information, please visit eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

Join us as MSc candidate James Young (Department of Mathematics) will defend their thesis, “The Kerzman-Stein operator on Smirnov space and an analogue for Dirichlet space”, on August 6, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. For more information, please visit eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

Join us as MSc candidate Avanthi Saumyamala Moragammana Gedara (Department of Statistics) will defend their thesis, “Fuzzy volatility networks for enhanced portfolio optimization and model risk forecasts for deep learning models", on August 7, 2025, at 1 p.m. More information: shorturl.at/P6uym

Join us as MSc candidate Zhiming Zhang (department of statistics) will defend their thesis, “Optimal generalized shrunken least squares estimator in linear models", on August 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. For more information, please visit eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

Our Strategic Plans - focused on the Faculty's overall mission and research priorities - highlight our commitment to advancing scientific discovery, promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, empowering future scientists, and engaging the public.⁠

UM Behind the Hire—a bi-weekly employer information session series hosted by the CCELC. These sessions take place on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. umanitoba.ca/academics/ex...

MSc candidate Winner Pathak (department of statistics) will defend their thesis, “Deep forest classification-based inference for individual-level infectious disease models." 📍 Hosted online via Zoom 🗓️ July 31 at 10:00 a.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

PhD candidate Tommy Cai (department of mathematics) will defend their thesis, "Orderability and generalized torsion." 📍 225 St. Paul's College and online via Zoom 🗓️ July 17 at 11:30 a.m. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/science...

Some of the research opportunities to explore at UM Faculty of Science!

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. Kevin McGregor’s work revolves around statistical genetics. He develops quantitative methodologies to analyse high-dimensional genetic data.