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UWSA hosts by-election
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The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) held a by-election last month in which two seats on their board of directors were supposed to be filled and students were asked to vote on a...
Independent TEDxUManitoba event at U of M
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On Nov. 4, 2014 the University of Manitoba hosted its first independently organized TEDxUManitoba event. The event invited nine speakers from varying disciplines to discuss their research and share their ideas with an audience...
Shooting tardigrades into space with UMSATS
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The University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society’s (UMSATS) TSATS-2 Systems Team intends to probe the hostility and forgivingness of the vacuum of space.
Tardigrades, also called water bears, are micro-animals that are invisible...
Science Fiction: we use 10 per cent of our brains
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Discussed in this issue of Science Fiction: do we humans use only 10 per cent of our brains?
“The statement is a myth We use every part of our brain, and areas that are really...
Evolution and creationism in education still under debate
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Earlier this year Ken Ham challenged Bill Nye to debate on the topics of creationism and evolution as models of the origins of life. The debate took place on Feb. 4, 2014 at the...
GoSA still swinging, faces challenges at University of Manitoba
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The Gallery of Student Art (GoSA) at the University of Manitoba has reopened after a temporary closure. Fine arts students and other students in arts-related faculties claim that the gallery will have to overcome...
A century now online
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A few years ago the digital archivization of the Manitoban was undertaken. Shelley Sweeney, head of archives and special collections at the University of Manitoba, oversaw the venture. The Manitoban spoke with Sweeney about...
