UMSU United claims campaign shenanigans
A web address with the same name as an executive slate running in the 2017 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) General Elections directed visitors…
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Study shows Canadian glaciers are major contributor to sea level rise
According to a new study, Canada’s glaciers are having a serious effect on rising sea levels. As climate change begins to rear its ugly head,…
Snail venom provides new hope for people suffering from chronic pain
A compound found in snail venom may be the future of treatment for severe chronic pain. The peptide compound is called Rg1A, and it is…
NASA confirms discovery of seven Earth-like planets
It’s not aliens, but we might be close: NASA scientists have confirmed the discovery of a solar system filled with Earth-like planets. In a video…
UMSU vice-president internal resigns
And then there were three. A second University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive member has stepped down in less than six months as the…
Transit, campus safety questions raised after slaying of driver
Questions about campus and transit safety in Winnipeg are being raised after the Feb. 14 killing of a 58-year-old Winnipeg Transit operator on the University…
University community affected by U.S. travel ban
University of Manitoba research assistant and PhD candidate Elnaz Afsharipour was on her way to an engineering conference in San Francisco with her husband on…
Candidates announced for 2017 UMSU general election
Among the candidates are two full slates of candidates and seven individual candidates running to fill four of the five community rep positions.
Tyrant alpha chimp killed, cannibalized in rare intra-tribe murder
A recent study has theorized that a chimpanzee murder so grisly and rare that it left the anthropologist leading the study “disturbed” was most likely about…
Building a movement to support women in science and tech
Last weekend marked the second annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS). The day, which takes place on Feb. 11, was first…