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U of M receives $1.7 million for biofuel research

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Sarah Petz
The Province of Manitoba announced a $1.7 million investment in Canadian flax and biofuels genomic research that promises to make the University of Manitoba a leader in the field. “The future of flax and...
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International Post-Secondary Briefs

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Morgan Modjeski
American grad students hit harder by recession than those without higher education Graduate students in the United States are having a hard time dealing with the current economic situation, reported the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (JS). According...
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Clinic new tool to help those who struggle with eating disorders

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Talia Joundi
The grand opening of the new Provincial Eating Disorder Prevention and Recovery Program was held on Monday, September 28. The clinic, located in downtown Winnipeg, will be one of Winnipeg’s newest tools to help...
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Events in science

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Leif Larsen
Interested in getting more involved on and off campus? Want to see how professors spend their free time? Need something thrifty to do with your date on a Friday night? Come out to some...
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Visions of neuroscience

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Jen Robinson
“Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?” Leonardo da Vinci once asked. While this is an interesting question to ponder, Da Vinci definitely gets one...
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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles currently still require oil

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Leif Larsen
Let’s face it; hydrogen fuel cells are really awesome. In goes some hydrogen — which just happens to be the most abundant element in the universe — and out comes a bunch of electricity....
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Better know a prokaryote

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Leif Larsen
The virus formerly known as “swine flu,” or the H1N1 strain of the common influenza virus, has gotten all the press lately, so I thought I would steal back some of the spotlight and...

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