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New study raises connection between Neanderthal DNA and health problems
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Can’t seem to quit smoking? Your Neanderthal ancestry might be the culprit.
A recent study published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science claims that there is a link between people’s inherited Neanderthal...
Entering the deep freeze
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Getting from point A to point B has never been easier. With a push of a button and a turn of a key, you’re barrelling down the motorway in a comfortable sardine tin with...
James Allum draws election fault lines
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With a provincial election around the corner and the University of Manitoba facing a second round of cuts to its operating budget, post-secondary education funding is likely to be a contentious issue on the...
Mayor Brian Bowman set to speak at Asper school of business
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The Association of Aboriginal Commerce Students (AACS) has tapped Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman to address the fourth and final instalment of its speaker series on Feb. 29.
UMSU presidential hopefuls weigh in on campus divestment campaign
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With the 2016 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) general election in full swing, the Manitoban caught up with each of the presidential candidates to hear their plans surrounding the ongoing campus divestment campaign.
Future relations between UMSU and the CFS at stake in the...
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The future of the Canadian Federation of Students’s (CFS) presence on the University of Manitoba campus may lie in the hands of the next University of Manitoba Student Union (UMSU) executive.
UMSU makes consent culture workshops mandatory
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At its Feb. 11 meeting, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council passed a motion requiring all student associations to participate in a consent culture training program for their elected officials.
