Organization: Univ of Manitoba

Univ of Manitoba wins funding for AIDS project

The Univ of Manitoba has been awarded US$22 million over five years to design, manage and administer an AIDS/HIV prevention, care and treatment program in southern India. The funding from the US Agency for International Development is supported by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The Univ of Manitoba has a global reputation for…

CMC Microsystems opens second collaboratory centre

CMC Microsystems has officially opened the second of four specialized laboratories that comprise the $23-million National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory. Located in Winnipeg at the Univ of Manitoba, the $1.9-million Advanced RF Systems Laboratory will be accessible to researchers across Canada and beyond over CA*net 4, the high-speed research network owned and operated by…

Composites Innovation Centre receives $6.6 million

The Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) in Winnipeg has received $6.6 million over three years under the Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership Agreement. Formed in 2003, the not-for-profit corporation is located in the Univ of Manitoba’s Smartpark and has completed a biomaterials laboratory to develop biocomposites from natural fibres such as hemp and flax. It has completed 12…

Indian HIV-AIDS project receives $5.9 million

The Univ of Manitoba has received $5.9 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a project aimed at reducing the spread of HIV-AIDS in India. The project will be led by Dr James Blanchard, an associate professor of community health sciences and medical microbiology and a Canada Research Chair holder in epidemiology and…

NSERC launches pilot K-12 program for math & science

Five universities have been awarded $1 million each over five years to conduct research into improving the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in grades K to 12 as part of a pilot program launched by Science and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC). The winning institutions — Univ of New Brunswick, Univ of Sherbrooke, Univ…

NSERC expands Northern Research Chairs program

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has expanded its Northern Research Chairs program with the announcement of an additional $6.1 million to fund six new chairs. The chairs will be located at Carleton Univ, McGill Univ, Univ of Manitoba, Univ of Alberta, Univ of Laval and Wilfred Laurier Univ. They will focus their…

Researchers make muscular dystrophy breakthrough

Researchers at McGill Univ and the Univ of Manitoba have discovered a gene responsible for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, characterized by muscle weakness in the pelvis and shoulders. The breakthrough is considered critical, as the research findings are broadly applicable to research on all other forms of muscular dystrophy. It is also seen as an important…

NSERC makes first design engineering chair awards

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) has unveiled the first recipients of its research chairs for design engineering. The $4.8 million in awards to establish five chairs were made following a national competition and announced earlier this month in Halifax. The winning universities are: Dalhousie Univ ($810,000), Univ of Sherbrooke ($1 million), École Polytechnique…

SYNERGY AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT INNOVATION 2000

The winners of the Synergy Awards for University-Industry Partnerships have been announced. Jointly sponsored by the Conference Board of Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, they are: APT Power Technologies and Univ of Manitoba; World Heart Corp and Univ of Ottawa Heart Institute; Semex Alliance and Univ of Laval; MDS Sciex and…

CFI awards $11.8M under New Opportunities Fund

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded another $11.8 million under its New Opportunities Fund, bringing the total awards to $71.9 million since it was launched in 1998. The new awards support 67 projects at 24 universities, helping launch the careers of 97 new faculty members. The Univ of Manitoba, Univ of Toronto and…