Michael Landsberg encourages students to speak out
Michael Landsberg – host of TSN’s Off the Record and ambassador for the Bell Let’s Talk mental health awareness campaign – spoke to University of…
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Game Changer idea competition ramps up
The entrepreneurial spirit of University of Manitoba students was stoked last week during the kick-off event for phase two of the Game Changer idea competition….
Multiple sclerosis research gets a boost
Multiple sclerosis (MS) research at the University of Manitoba got a shot in the arm earlier this month with a $2-million investment from the Waugh…
Resolution sought in economics department dispute
With a Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) vote to censure the University of Manitoba over disputes in its economics department only a month away,…
Master of social work in indigenous knowledge awaits funding approval
Inner-city social work students, North End community members, and University of Manitoba administrators met last week to discuss a new academic program that continues to…
Generation Squeeze calls for intergenerational equality
During the recent federal election campaign and in its aftermath, a youth advocacy group has been exerting increasing influence on federal political parties, particularly the…
Aboriginal youth incarcerated at higher rates, study funds
VANCOUVER – A recent study has found that aboriginal youth are incarcerated at a higher rate than non-aboriginal youth. Kora DeBeck, assistant professor in the…
UBC president’s resignation sparks freedom of information backlog
VANCOUVER – The lack of substantive answers around former University of British Columbia (UBC) president Arvind Gupta’s resignation has hit UBC’s two freedom of information…
Vandana Shiva backs U of M fossil fuel divestment
The push to see the University of Manitoba divest its holdings in carbon-burning industries was put into a global context on Oct. 8 when renowned…
Mentorship program helps at-risk pregnant women, report finds
The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba recently released an analysis of the InSight Mentoring Program, a provincial program intended to…