University of Manitoba: Faculty of Science

Applications have launched for the 2027 cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars! 🎉

Up to 30 full scholarships and 100 additional awards will be offered to candidates who demonstrate exceptional character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity.

For more information on how to apply, visit https://mccallmacbainscholars.org/apply/

The Rh Foundation and UM have announced the new Rh Chrysalis Awards to recognize exceptional early-career research at UM. Congratulations to all the recipients, and two researchers were from the Faculty of Science! 🎉

Lei Xing, assistant professor in the department of biological sciences, is among the recipients of the Rh Chrysalis Award for Exceptional Early-Career Recognition.

Tyrone Woods (Natural Sciences), assistant professor physics and astronomy, was among the recipients of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award.

Read the full article on UM Today, https://umtoday.ca/stories/new-chrysalis-awards-celebrate-early-career-excellence-um

June 21, 2026, is the 30th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day. It's a time to recognize and celebrate the traditions, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

We invite you to watch the video library that recognizes Indigenous peoples’ contributions at the Faculty of Science and the stories that we can reflect upon as a community. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBtblwrLqFOCesjEMY1fNjsbh5pyjjwJm&si=GDsmS6vfaOiJcuFO

We also invite you to read some of the UM Today articles:
Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community - https://umtoday.ca/stories/honouring-indigenous-campus-community

6 Indigenous History Month recommended reads - https://umtoday.ca/stories/6-indigenous-history-month-recommended-reads

Dr. Savino Longo, an assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy, is a recipient of the Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant. 🎉

He received it under the Natural Sciences category with the project title of “Exploring the Matter-Antimatter Imbalance of our Universe with the TUCAN Experiment at TRIUMF”. To learn more about his research and goals, watch his interview on our YouTube channel (link in bio).

The University of Manitoba has joined a new Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)-funded network of Canadian universities tackling some of the most fundamental questions in modern astronomy, including how gravitational waves occur when black holes collide.

“Gravitational waves – ripples in space time - were first predicted in Einstein’s theory of general relativity over 100 years ago,” says Dr. Samar Safi-Harb, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in extreme astrophysics (physics and astronomy). “This new branch of astrophysics expands our understanding of the universe through the fundamental physics of gravity.”

Read the full story on UMToday, https://umtoday.ca/stories/opening-new-window-universe

Nicholas Palmerley, a PhD candidate from the Lin’s lab is the leading researcher of a recently published work in a nature daughter journal. 🎉

The research demonstrates the potential to manipulate the movement of cancer and immune cells using wireless electric fields. Cancer is the top cause of death in Canada, and the vast majority of advanced stage cancers have resulted from uncontrolled cancer cell spreading. The findings show that cancer cells and immune cells respond differently to wireless electric fields, which could help researchers better target harmful cells while supporting beneficial immune activity.

Future studies will focus on testing these effects in more realistic biological models, with the long-term goal of exploring potential therapeutic applications.

Nicholas Palmerley, a PhD candidate from the Lin’s lab is the leading researcher of a recently published work in a nature daughter journal. 🎉

The research demonstrates the potential to manipulate the movement of cancer and immune cells using wireless electric fields. Cancer is the top cause of death in Canada, and the vast majority of advanced stage cancers have resulted from uncontrolled cancer cell spreading. The findings show that cancer cells and immune cells respond differently to wireless electric fields, which could help researchers better target harmful cells while supporting beneficial immune activity.

Future studies will focus on testing these effects in more realistic biological models, with the long-term goal of exploring potential therapeutic applications.