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A white-nosed problem Results of recent laboratory and field work show that a soil bacterium can inhibit the growth of a fungus which causes a…
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It pays to be picky
Most people say they have a type – an image of the sort of person they find themselves attracted to consistently. Some people are attracted…
Hive mind
Farmers, beekeepers, and scientists began noticing honeybees disappearing in 2006. The honeybee is responsible for the pollination of crops around the world, and plays a…
Beyond Google
Just about every academic has used Google for research and it should come as no surprise that Google has a dedicated search engine designed with…
Manitoba students elect 2015-16 executive
The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) recently hosted their annual general meeting (AGM) at the Université de St-Boniface, with a large delegation of University of…
University of Manitoba to undergo transformation under campus development plan
The University of Manitoba has long been known as a ghost town over the summer months and on holidays. That will soon be changing, pending…
University of Manitoba approves 2015-16 budget
The University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors approved the university’s 2015-16 budget last month, raising the ire of international students forced to cough up…
Small molecule, big hope
The vision of Rabbi and his supervisor is to develop a better understanding of the pathogenesis of IBD and, in so doing, to develop new treatment paradigms that are both safer and more effective than current treatment options.
Grain of truth
Meet Maryam Shamloo, a third-year PhD student at the University of Manitoba (U of M) and winner of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Scholarship for Food Advancement through Science Training.
Colour vision deficiency
EnChroma—a company based out of Berkeley, California—is developing glass lenses with the intent of assisting individuals with colour blindness. Not so fast, the EnChroma Cx…