Space station for sale
NASA has plans to eventually hand over the International Space Station to a commercial entity in the mid-2020s.
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St. Paul’s College newspaper to celebrate 75th anniversary with special issue
The Paulinian provides an outlet for students to write about a variety of things, from the social, academic, and athletic affairs of the college to more high-minded topics.
U of M library jobs cut in staff restructuring
University of Manitoba libraries have lost more than 30 full-time positions since 2007, representing a loss of more than 25 per cent.
U-Pass to roll out this fall
“For many students, the U-Pass will entail significant cost savings,” said Tanjit Nagra, UMSU president.
New pathway for Manitoba midwifery students
“We’re going from ‘we have nothing’ to ‘we have nursing,’ to ‘we have an entire program, and I might be graduating in 2019.’”
Canadian Space Agency seeks two new astronauts
In June of this year, the Canadian Space Agency made a rare announcement: they are currently looking to fill two vacant positions of Canadian astronauts. Qualified…
Science in the summer
It’s August, and the countdown to the beginning of a new school year has started. If the prospect of going back has got you scrambling to…
UManitoba Pokémon GO campus map
The Manitoban has started work on a Pokémon GO map for all the enthusiastic trainers on campus. We’ll be updating it to include all the…
U of M astronomers at the centre of black hole discovery
Meet Stefi A. Baum and Christopher O’Dea. Baum is the dean of the faculty of science as well as a professor in the physics and…
UMSU settles three-year dispute with student federation
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has settled a more than three-year-old dispute with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), paying the lobbying group…