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U of M’s BEE/HOUSE/LAB initiative earns sustainability award
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“It is great to be recognized as a leader of sustainable development by an international organization” - Anna Weier, engagement coordinator, U of M office of sustainability
Science Briefs: Animal Activity Edition
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A recent study by scientists at Duke University, Kyoto University, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has provided evidence that great apes (bonobos, chimpanzees, and orangutans) have even more in common with...
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars within the next decade
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Elon Musk is a man with a dream.
And the dream is the stuff science fiction is made of: Musk, the billionaire founder and CEO of SpaceX, explained his goal to colonize Mars with a...
World Health Organization reports 92% of world population breathes dangerous air
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In a report released this past Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 92 per cent of the world’s population breathes air that exceeds the WHO’s quality limits – meaning that the air...
U of M Faculty Association calls strike vote
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UMFA represents nearly 1,200 professors, researchers, and librarians and has been without a contract since its last three-year deal expired March 31.
Nearly 2,000 U-Pass opt-out forms submitted to UMSU
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Nearly 2,000 U-Pass opt-out forms have been submitted to the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) from students looking to be refunded their fee from the universal buss pass.
UMSU vice president internal Adam Pawlak...
Turning enemies into allies
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The key to achieving peace is positive human development, not violence against its enemies, argued Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias in a lecture at the University of Manitoba Sept. 28.
The two-time former president of...
