UMSU snubbed at CFS Day of Action
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) vice-president external Wilfred Sam-King said he was prevented from addressing students during the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) Day…
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Canadian astronomers claim star activity is ‘probably aliens’
Stars behaving strangely have been suggested to be a sign of alien life.
UMSU audit shows $690,000 operating fund deficit in 2015-16
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) ran a $690,000 deficit in its operating fund last year, according to its official audit presented at council’s…
UMSU council chooses to leave VPSS position vacant
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council voted unanimously to leave the vice-president student services (VPSS) position vacant for the remainder of the year…
UMSU LGBTTQ*, Aboriginal representative positions filled
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) finally has a full slate of community representatives after filling its LGBTTQ* and Aboriginal students’ rep positions at…
U of M’s office of sustainability set to begin waste audit in November
The University of Manitoba’s office of sustainability is preparing to conduct a broad-scaled waste audit and organic waste processing feasibility study after receiving a $40,000…
Canadian scientist leading research on synthetic compounds to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Is the answer to the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic computer-modelled molecules? Donald Weaver, senior scientist and director at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto, believes it very…
Picketing begins after UMFA, university mediations break down
“We just saw no flexibility whatsoever, despite the fact that we walked in to that mediation saying that we would agree for the moment to set aside the salary question” – Mark Hudson, UMFA president
Province directing U of M to freeze faculty salaries: U of M, UMFA presidents
“The province has unnecessarily endangered a complex negotiation through this misguided interference” – Mark Hudson, UMFA president
UMFA rally highlights major concerns of faculty members
Members of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) and a group of supportive students held an information picket in front of the administrative building…