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What the frac? Self-similar shapes in nature
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You may not have heard of fractals before, but they are everywhere around us.
Trees are fractals. Cities are fractals. There is growing evidence that our thoughts are fractals as well. Broccoli and cauliflower – you...
A day in the life: Performing the experiment from beginning to...
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Last time, we plated our cells and left them to grow enough for drug treatment. Today, we will finally perform the intended experiment, for which we’ve dedicated many weeks of preparation.
The cells have...
Nutritional scientist Susan Raatz talks about satiety and weight management
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Dr. Susan Raatz, a nutritional scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, gave a lecture on satiety and weight management Thursday, Mar. 21 at...
New report shows increase in Aboriginal overrepresentation in prisons
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A report released by the Office of the Correctional Investigator showed that Aboriginal peoples account for 23 per cent of the population within Canadian federal prisons and account for only 3.8 per cent of...
Teen boys from Big Red football team charged with rape
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Two teenage boys from the Big Red football team in Steubenville, Ohio have been charged and found guilty for the rape of a 16-year-old girl.
Ma’lik Richmond, 16, has been sentenced to serve at least...
Centre for Arctic research opens at U of M
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The U of M’s Clayton H. Riddell faculty of environment, earth, and resources has had its home building, the Wallace Building, extended to house a fifth floor, which contains the brand-new Nellie Cournoyea Arctic...
“Where we are shapes who we are”
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U of M president David Barnard began the most recent installment of the Visionary Conversations speaker series by saying, “Where we are shapes who we are.” This comment was in reference to Winnipeg being...
