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Few words carry such cultural stigma as “mathematics.” We associate being good at math with an intellectual feat and think of math as some abstract concept. The truth is that we all use math...

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Byron Southern, a theoretical physicist and professor of quantum mechanics at the University of Manitoba. With a philosophy and psychology background, I felt out of my...

The use of facilitated communication (FC) on Rom Houben, a 46-year old Belgian car crash victim, contributed to his recent diagnostic change from being in a persistent vegetative state to locked-in syndrome. In FC,...

Ever wake up in the morning and just ask yourself, “Why?” This volunteer science writer does not profess to have all the answers to that question by any means, but I do think that...

Despite efforts to inform students of the change, a number of students have been saying that they’ve been waiting for buses at the wrong location primarily due to poor signage at the bus stops. Kailey...

Brian Rivers, the physical plant director at the university, explained that the flood was caused by the shutdown of the main air handlers during the floor re-finishing in the multi-purpose room. The cold air...

“Sometimes you only realize how valuable something is after it’s taken away. I think the shuttle bus to Bannatyne was one of those things,” said U of M Students’ Union president Sid Rashid. The service...