Dr. Jason Hannan, Associate Professor in the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications, researches the truth in politics and discourse; examining how disinformation, conspiracy theory, and populism is undermin

Episode 10: How do children learn math?

Nov 13th, 2023 25m 33s

Why do some children excel in math, while others struggle? It’s a question Dr. Stephanie Bugden has been trying to answer throughout her career. By using interactive games, and functional brain imaging methods, her and her research team from th

Episode 9: How does magnetic resonance imaging help detect nervous system disorders?

Jun 5th, 2023 29m 19s

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a complex and powerful diagnostic tool in modern medicine. By expanding the capabilities of the technology and developing new magnetic resonance imaging techniques, Dr. Melanie Martin and her research team ar

Episode 8: How do we improve the water quality of Lake Winnipeg?

Dec 20th, 2022 27m 10s

Dr. Nora Casson studies how environmental pressures affect water quality. Dr. Darshani Kumaragamage research focuses on the environmental impacts of agricultural practices. Together, they are working on understanding how climate change and huma

Episode 7: Is there life on Mars?

Jun 29th, 2022 26m 34s

Dr. Ed Cloutis, Professor of Geography and Director of the Centre for Terrestrial and Planetary Exploration at the University of Winnipeg has spent a long career focusing on developing new applications of remote sensing to explore the surface o

Episode 6: How do we learn more effectively while working in a high-stress work environment?

Apr 21st, 2022 31m 55s

Dr. Aman Hussain from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health knows a thing or two about learning in stressful environments. In the past he’s coached athletes, consulted for Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and worked with medical professi

Episode 5: What is the importance of understanding collective behaviour and group level goals?

Jan 17th, 2022 25m 41s

Dr. Olya Bryksina research focuses on goals. Everything from personal goals to large societal goals. She wants to know what motivates us towards attaining those goals and what can deter us. Currently, Bryksina has been examining different types

Episode 4: What do a boat and a puzzle have to do with teacher burnout during COVID-19?

Feb 18th, 2021 31m 11s

Dr. Laura Sokal and Dr. Lesley Eblie Trudel are part of a team of UWinnipeg researchers that have been studying stress and resilience in teachers since the early days of the covid-19 pandemic. By conducting a survey of over 2000 teachers from a

Episode 3: How does history teach us about structural racism?

Dec 9th, 2020 30m 50s

Dr. Mary Jane McCallum is assistant professor in the History Department at the University of Winnipeg, the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People, History, and Archives and a member of the Munsee-Delaware Nation. Throughout her academic car

Episode 2: How Do We Build More Resilient Cities Post-Coronavirus?

Jun 25th, 2020 30m 58s

Dr. Jino Distasio, Professor of Geography and Vice President of Research and Innovation at the University of Winnipeg has been part of a group of academics from across Canada working to understand how increased income inequality has affected ne

Episode 1: How do we Stop the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats?

Apr 21st, 2020 33m 23s

Over the past decade, millions of hibernating bats across eastern North America have died from a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome causing the fastest population decline of wild mammals ever recorded. Through their research, Dr. Craig W

Introducing: Research Question

Apr 19th, 2020 1m 7s

From the University of Winnipeg Research Office, and the Oral History Centre, introducing Research Question: The Podcast where we talk to researchers at the University of Winnipeg about the questions they have, and what they’re doing to find an

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