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Faculty union launches alternative budget consultation

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Ethan Cabel
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) began consulting students, faculty, and staff last week as part of an effort to draft an alternative budget in contrast with the current spending priorities of the...
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U of M finds silver lining in green initiatives

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Osho Samuel Adetunji
The efforts of the University of Manitoba’s office of sustainability have been rewarded with a silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). In his report to the board...
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Divestment not the answer: UBC prof

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Garett Williams
While students at more than 20 Canadian universities – including the University of Manitoba – are engaged in campaigns pressuring their campuses to divest from fossil fuel industries, a University of British Columbia (UBC)...
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University of Manitoba, UMSU sponsor Syrian refugee

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Shreya Ghimire
The University of Manitoba has welcomed a new student from Syria this semester after the university’s administration, in conjunction with the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), sponsored a refugee from the war-torn country. The...
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Designing for wine

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Estefania Wujkiw
Genuwine Cellars, a Winnipeg company that designs and builds custom high-end wine cellars, presented their unique work on campus as part of the University of Manitoba faculty of architecture’s “Food for Thought” series last...
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Asper school of business to launch chartered financial analyst stream

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Shawn Huberdeau
Beginning in the fall of 2016, students in the Asper school of business will be able to focus their master of business administration (MBA) studies through a financial analyst concentration. The University of Manitoba will...
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Coffee reduces DNA breakage: study

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Malak Abas
Coffee’s place in a healthy diet has always been a divisive topic. If you’re one of its fans, you’re in luck: recent studies have shown that drinking coffee not only reduces DNA damage, but...

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