Spotlighting the U of M Biomedical Engineering Society
Biomedical engineering is the process of applying engineering concepts to problems in medicine and biology. It is an emerging industry in Canada, as fields of…
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University of Manitoba Faculty Association elects new vice-president
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has elected a new vice-president after an opening was created for the position in May. Three candidates were…
Trick or Eat is a treat
The national Trick or Eat campaign held an event at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus on Oct. 30 and 31, hosted by Student…
Budget cuts coming to University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba administration has instructed faculties and other non-academic units to prepare for budget cuts of between three and four per cent for…
Austerity measures in Quebec provoke mass protests
A march against government austerity took place in the streets of Montreal on Friday, Oct. 31. An estimated 82,000 people took part in the march,…
UWSA hosts by-election
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) held a by-election last month in which two seats on their board of directors were supposed to be…
Independent TEDxUManitoba event at U of M
On Nov. 4, 2014 the University of Manitoba hosted its first independently organized TEDxUManitoba event. The event invited nine speakers from varying disciplines to discuss…
Shooting tardigrades into space with UMSATS
The University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society’s (UMSATS) TSATS-2 Systems Team intends to probe the hostility and forgivingness of the vacuum of space….
Science Fiction: we use 10 per cent of our brains
Discussed in this issue of Science Fiction: do we humans use only 10 per cent of our brains? “The statement is a myth [ ….
Evolution and creationism in education still under debate
Earlier this year Ken Ham challenged Bill Nye to debate on the topics of creationism and evolution as models of the origins of life. The…