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The University of Manitoba professor that helped launch a rocket
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Samar Safi-Harb is the Canada Research Chair in Supernova Remnants and Astrophysics in the physics and astronomy department at the University of Manitoba. She is also a highly-regarded professor of physics and astronomy, former...
The science of LSD
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In 1943, a Swiss chemist named Albert Hofmann experienced the world’s first acid trip.
While the rest of Europe was gearing up for the Second World War, Hofmann found himself working for Sandoz Laboratories in...
The fascinating compounds of plants
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Members of the plant kingdom make hundreds of thousands of molecules called secondary metabolites. These compounds aren’t crucial for life, but are instead used for things like communication and defense – think of the...
Space briefs
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Made of the right stuff
NASA closed its call for applications for astronaut candidates on Feb. 18, receiving an unprecedented 18,300 applications. The agency opened the vacancy on Dec. 14, 2015.
NASA will now move on...
UMSU executive candidate under fire over Facebook comments
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A candidate on the UMSU For You University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive slate has come under fire for comments posted on Facebook in 2012.
The people’s college
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The St. Paul’s College bell tower has long been a fixture of the University of Manitoba’s skyline, but beneath the cross that hovers above the Catholic college is an institution that has experienced remarkable...
Body-shaming incident at Active Living Centre raises ire of student body-builder
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Catherine Peeler, a University of Manitoba business student and competitive body-builder, spends nearly three hours a day in the Active Living Centre (ALC) campus gym working on her physique – but she said she...
