Visionary Conversations looks at reconciliation
The new season of the University of Manitoba’s Visionary Conversations series launches Wednesday with its sights set on reconciliation. Titled “Reconciliation: What Needs to Happen…
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Recent findings that Harvard research was funded by sugar industry isn’t anything new
Newly revealed documents show that the sugar industry funded research in the 1960s that cast blame for coronary heart disease on fat, with results more…
900-year-old Mayan book proven genuine
According to current research, the Grolier Codex, a Mayan book written approximately 900 years ago and widely considered to be fake until recently, has been…
Rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria the cause of U.N. meeting
In an unusual line of action, the United Nations General Assembly will gather later this month in New York to discuss the recent mass prevalence…
Lumosity continuing operations after thousands of refund requests
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun handing out rebates after its recent legal battle with Lumosity, the “brain training” game that claimed it could…
No second chances
The University of Manitoba has introduced a policy to tackle students repeating faculty-required courses with the aim of achieving a higher grade. Under the new…
UMSU scales back health plan
A nearly 60 per cent increase in the number claims submitted through the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) health and dental plan has lead…
Tuition fees continue to rise nationally
Tuition fees across the country are on the rise again, according to Statistics Canada. In a public release posted to their website on Sept. 7,…
Communication breakdown: Expected mindreading and how it can affect your social life
Are you ever frustrated when someone doesn’t seem to know how you’re feeling?
Frosh looks to rebound
After negotiations with Diyobo landed an agreement to offload much of the risk, UMSU ultimately decided to go ahead with the festival.