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UMSU United claims campaign shenanigans
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A web address with the same name as an executive slate running in the 2017 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) General Elections directed visitors to the opposing slate’s Facebook page Tuesday.
The webpage UMSUUnited.com...
Study shows Canadian glaciers are major contributor to sea level rise
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According to a new study, Canada’s glaciers are having a serious effect on rising sea levels.
As climate change begins to rear its ugly head, its consequences are already making a significant difference to Canada’s...
Snail venom provides new hope for people suffering from chronic pain
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A compound found in snail venom may be the future of treatment for severe chronic pain.
The peptide compound is called Rg1A, and it is found in the venom of the Conus regius sea snail,...
NASA confirms discovery of seven Earth-like planets
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It’s not aliens, but we might be close: NASA scientists have confirmed the discovery of a solar system filled with Earth-like planets.
In a video streamed on NASA TV on Feb. 22, NASA confirmed that...
UMSU vice-president internal resigns
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And then there were three.
A second University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive member has stepped down in less than six months as the union announced last week that vice-president internal Adam Pawlak has...
Transit, campus safety questions raised after slaying of driver
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Questions about campus and transit safety in Winnipeg are being raised after the Feb. 14 killing of a 58-year-old Winnipeg Transit operator on the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus.
Irvine Jubal Fraser was stabbed...
University community affected by U.S. travel ban
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University of Manitoba research assistant and PhD candidate Elnaz Afsharipour was on her way to an engineering conference in San Francisco with her husband on Jan. 28 when she was denied access to the...
