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.
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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…
Targeting racial oppression on campus
Following Nancy Macdonald’s Jan. 22, 2015 Maclean’s article denouncing Winnipeg as “where Canada’s racism problem is at its worst,” there was much uproar around the…
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…
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…