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Be bold!

Dr. Melanie Lalonde on being among Canada's most powerful women: Top 100 awards.

Members of the iGEM team 2024.
Sustainability
Thought compostable PLA plastics was the solution to sustainability? Think again!

UM Prairie iGEM team wins gold medal, finding a solution for plastic pollution.

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Get to know the Department of Biological Sciences
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UM awarded $2.5 million to establish a new global innovation centre for plant resilience
Participants of the National Indigenous History Month video from left to right Melanie Lalonde, Rebecca Asham and Carrie Selin.
Indigenous History Month
Stories that instill resilience

Students, faculty and staff share their journey for Indigenous History Month.

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Top of their class

Meet the Spring 2024 Governor General medal winners.

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The intersection of genetics and advocacy

Black History Month 2024 with Faculty of Science student Witta Irumva

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2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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