UMSU officially endorses fossil fuel divestment
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union approved a motion this week to seek divestment from fossil fuel companies. An overwhelming majority of councillors at the…
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Vitamin C as intestinal inflammation therapy
Ala’a Eideh is pursuing her PhD in the Human Nutritional Sciences Department at the University of Manitoba.
Campus bar cannot make ends meet
The Hub, the campus bar run by the University of Manitoba Students’ Union, will be closed over the summer months this year after failing to…
One Voice sweeps up seats in UWSA executive election
The final results of the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association 2015 general election are in after a count was completed late Wednesday night. All of…
Respect campaign garners disrespectful responses
Aside from some inappropriate posts, including racist and sexist remarks directed at Nigerian women, the university’s “Scrawl on the Wall” initiative garnered mostly positive attention…
I Love Science Week
Let’s Talk Science at the University of Manitoba is holding the first I Love Science Week from March 23 to 31. Space Days, being held…
Graduate Students’ Association election results
After nearly two weeks of campaigning, the 2015 University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association General Election resulted in the re-election of several former executives as…
Economics professors speak out against CAUT report
Weeks after the Canadian Association of University Teachers renewed its call for the effective dismissal of the head of the department of economics, many faculty…
Four eyes
Researchers may be closer to understanding why there appears to be an increase of myopia around the world, and it is not entirely related to…
Bringing it back
The Galápagos tortoise, an endangered animal, has begun to reproduce naturally in the wild after being unable to for 100 years. The threat of black…