City councillor ramps up fight against illegal housing
South Winnipeg-St. Norbert Coun. Janice Lukes is setting up a residents’ association to address a growing problem around the University of Manitoba – the proliferation…
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U of M to apply for provincial child care grant
The University of Manitoba announced last week that it will be applying to the province for a grant of up to $600,000 to fund the…
UMSU council authorizes $1.4 million in capital spending
The University of Manitoba Students Union (UMSU) council authorized its executive to spend $1.4 million to renovate a spate of union-operated restaurants last week with…
Students with disabilities secure new service group
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has approved the creation of a new student service group for students living with disabilities. The motion that…
New Taché Hall facility opens its doors
Transformation of the century-old Taché Hall at the University of Manitoba has finally made significant progress toward the university’s goal of bringing together the institution’s…
The superman of nature
Ants have been around the earth since about 140 to 168 million years ago. They lived in the Jurassic period – a time when the…
The economy of sharing apps
Smartphones and apps have changed many aspects of our daily lives, including the way we do business. The sharing economy can be described as the…
Notes from the star field
Those who know me know that I have aspirations to eventually work in the space industry. Why space? I like to think I just have…
The search for extraterrestrial life
NEW WESTMINISTER, B.C. – For hundreds of years, humans have asked “Are we alone in the universe?” This question has been particularly prominent in the…
On science communication
Science communication is the process of communicating scientific ideas to those who are not scientists. For those who are in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and…