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Research in Focus is an annual research photography competition that accepts submissions from UWinnipeg students, faculty, staff, retirees, and alumni. This competition is a chance to take viewers into the field, inside the lab, or onto the stage to visualize what researchers have witnessed, discovered, or created as they pursue academic excellence.

Below are the photos submitted to the competition in 2024. The winners can be viewed on the Research in Focus main webpage.

 Faces of Discovery

Two people standing in hall, one in a bunny costume and one in a bee costume.
Bunnies, bees, beta galactosidase
Brynne Riehl
Graduate Student
Three people in a red boat on water, boat is moving, one person waving at camera.
Cruising between sampling sites
Andrew Klein
Graduate Student
A person is working in lab wearing white lab coat and black gloves.
Me and My lab coat
Amandeep Kaur
Graduate Student
Students standing in a semi-circle on a stage looking towards a person at a piano talking to them.
Fiercely Focused
Donna Fletcher
Faculty
Person at a desk in an office with books and bookcases, papers, highlighters, pens and a pile of books on desk.
John Blythe Dobson
Joffrey Abainza
Staff
Person in a hairnet, mask and glasses in a blue medical gown looking down at camera. IV pole in the background.
A Whisker Away from Discovery
Drake Hechter
Graduate Student
Two people in a field sitting next to small snowman.
Snowman
Viranga Weerasinghe
Graduate Student
A person stands at a board looking at a paper with a grid like drawing. The person is holding a red marker.
Noted! Residents map their neighbourhood’s strengths
Dagen Perrott
Undergraduate Student
A group of 12 people standing next to a building looking towards the photographer.
Tribal Farmers for Sustainability
Katherine Rempel
Alumni
A black and white photo of a person looking at a camera. Large plant in background.
A Photo of Me in 2023
Ryan Clement
Faculty
Person in a red shirt and dark pants standing in a large metal box inside a large room. The box has metal pipes coming out of the sides and top.
Big Physics Experiments
Thomas Hepworth
Undergraduate Student
Two silhouettes of people taking photos of seals in an aquarium tank.
Picking the Perfect Subject
Alex De Simone
Undergraduate Student
A woman sitting on the ground in a market behind a table full of fish.
Navigating patriarchy and profits
Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan
Graduate Student
Taken from above, six people are waving at the camera. Two cars sit behind the people, who stand on a road with fog behind them.
Even the Weather Can't Keep a Good Drone Down
Christopher Storie
Faculty

Artistry in Research

Many pairs of shoes, a miniature teepee, stuffed toys and other items on steps.
Remember
Helen Friesen
Faculty
Dark cathedral with small purple, red and blue lights shining on the walls and ceiling, outline of a person looking up and smiling.
Projecting the Present into the Past
Claire LaBrecque
Faculty
Students in theatre seats looking towards stage. Photo is taken from behind a person at a piano.
Rapt Attention
Donna Fletcher
Faculty
A laptop at a desk, surrounded by three open books and a cup.
What it takes to be a philologist
Flavia Vasconcellos Amaral
Faculty
Photo is taken from behind a person standing on the shore looking towards water. There are people in the water.
Far Away Shores
Katherine Rempel
Alumni
Cartoon of a person in a classroom. A graphic says "Scholar School Schemes, load game, options, start game, history, and credits."
Screenshot from Scholar School Schemes
Ryan Clement
Faculty

Community Catalysts

Man with a bike is standing holding a book, four other people looking down at it.
Research to Build Bridges
Marcella Siqueira Cassiano
Faculty
Two circular images of a view of the library. In one is black floor, ceiling pipes and book shelves, in the other a staircase and desks.
A Better Printing Experience
Joffrey Abainza
Staff
Cathedral roof made of old stone, moss on some areas, two people walking up slanted area, one smiling at camera.
On the roof of Chartres Cathedral
Claire LaBrecque
Faculty
A person standing at a screen talking to a classroom of children who are sitting on the floor.
Let's Talk Bats!
Taylor Cangemi
Undergraduate Student
People standing around tables looking at displays and discussing in a gymnasium.
Flip charts and foldout tables for evidence-based community action
Dagen Perrott
Undergraduate Student
Photo is taken from behind people walking on a path. A motorcycle is parked to the left. Power lines are overhead.
To Market We Go
Katherine Rempel
Alumni
Orange ribbons on a wrought iron gate. Green grass and tall stone building in the background.
Stains
Helen Friesen
Faculty
A person smiling, standing outdoors holding a woven tray filled with dried fish.
Dried fish: A community's cultural right
Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan
Graduate Student
Wooded area. River covered in a light green algae. River banks are darker green on either side.
Nutrient loss and eutrophication
Aishika Dissanayake Mudiyanselage
Graduate Student

Framing Fieldwork

People looking at pictures hanging in a street.
Browsing Profiles at a Marriage Fair
Marcella Siqueira Cassiano
Faculty
Fire pit, tree trunk seats around it and hay bales to one side.
The Fire Circle at Forest School
Michael Link
Faculty
A person is working at the front of a boat.
The day ahead
Andrew Klein
Student
Four large round cylinder like objects on a blue table.
Underwater cameras ready for calibration
Blair Jamieson
Faculty
Series of three children's drawings.
From four walls to open skies: exploring play during indoor and outdoor recess
Brenton Button
Faculty
A person in a gowned suit with hood, mask, glasses and blue gloves holds a small bat.
Batwoman by Night...
Taylor Cangemi
Undergraduate Student
Several white boxes in a field. Snow in the field is melting. One box has a pail next to it. Power lines in the distance.
Snowmelt sampling
Viranga Weerasinghe
Graduate Student
Person sitting in a field wearing a sun hat. A yellow flower is to the left of the person.
Effects of drought on Manitoba's grasslands
Rafael Otfinowski
Faculty
Two people on a train are facing each other talking.
On Track to Sustainability
Katherine Rempel
Alumni
Three people working together in a field. One horse stands close to them. Two more stand in the background.
Close Encounters of the Equine Kind
Maddie Lischka
Alumni
A plastic shelter holding several naked mole rats huddled together. All is cast in a red glow.
Mid Day Cuddle
Alex De Simone
Undergraduate Student
Five women standing at a tall rack which holds many rows of fish.
Sun and struggle: The lives of women fishworkers
Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan
Graduate Student
Three dogs sitting on a deck looking up at photographer.
Manitoba Food History Project Canine Cluster
Kimberley Moore
Staff
Three white weevil larva on destroyed banana plant.
Devouring Destruction: The Lava of Banana Weevils Consumes Once-Vibrant Banana Trees
Aishika Dissanayake Mudiyanselage
Graduate Student
Four people walking with research equipment on a hillside overlooking a mountain range. The sky is bright blue above the mountains.
The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Surveying
Christopher Storie
Faculty

Powered Perception

A farmer in the foreground in a hayfield, buildings being constructed in the background.
China's Great Urbanization
Marcella Siqueira Cassiano
Faculty
Microscopic view of fish eggs.
Developing Lake Trout Twins
Alexandra Schoen
Staff
Cells under a microscope.
Cell con-fluency
Amandeep Kaur
Graduate Student
Blue glowing scintillator, black in the background.
Blue glow of scintillators
Blair Jamieson
Faculty
Portion of a stained glass window, blue, red and yellow glass, a women's face, hair, shoulder and gold gown.
Analysis of a 13th Century Stained Glass
Claire LaBrecque
Faculty
Colitis under a microscope. Blue and pink areas, pink branches, white main branch in the centre.
Stinking Beauty
Drake Hechter
Graduate Student
Blue circle with many cells inside forming different patterns. Background is black.
Stem cross section of club moss
Rafael Otfinowski
Faculty
Screenshot of digital street map with green markers. One marker reads Little Free Library.
Digital maps, real opportunities for a safer neighbourhood
Dagen Perrott
Undergraduate Student
Worn tooth on the right. Black, red and white measuring device is next to the tooth on the left.
On the Cusp of Love
Maddie Lischka
Alumni