The human influence on bird behaviour
Humans and wildlife are inextricably linked. Our activities directly influence the natural community around us. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic — which prompted…
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A fight against breast cancer
Approximately one in eight cisgender women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their life. In 2020 alone, over 2 million were…
Protein Innovation in the Canadian food industry
With Canadian crops becoming more valuable and serving an expanding market, Canada has become one of the world’s largest pea producers, with production estimated at…
Activist cycles across Canada on solar-powered bicycle
Biodiversity — the variation of life on earth at all its levels — is fundamental to a healthy ecosystem and continued life on our planet. …
Analyzing First Nations wastewater treatment facilities
Research Manitoba’s New Investigator Operating Grant Competition — which funds the supplies and equipment needed for new investigators in Manitoba to establish independent research programs…
Shedding light on the emerging viral disease
Monkeypox, first identified in non-human primates in 1958, has become a global outbreak with over 50,000 cases worldwide. On Aug. 19, Manitoba Deputy Chief Provincial…
U of M studies COVID-19’s impact on kids’ conditions
A University of Manitoba research project seeking to provide data on how COVID-19 and related conditions have affected children has received over $433,000 in funding…
Student-run conference examines legacies of 9/11
This September will be the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack known colloquially as 9/11. Throughout January and February, University of Manitoba political studies students…
Ethical marketing key for sustainable efforts
Marketing in our society frequently revolves around maximizing profits for a company and its shareholders, regardless of the consequences of its actions on society, the…
The downsides of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax
Government involvement in community health is a contentious issue, not least because different health issues affect different parts of the population at varying rates. Initiatives…