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Bacterial selection pressures and pressure for antibacterial selection
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Ayush Kumar is an associate professor in the department of microbiology. His research interests include infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. An alumnus of the University of Manitoba, Kumar completed his PhD in microbiology in...
UMSU Council fills vacant representative seats
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On Oct. 14 UMSU Council filled three empty community representative council seats by appointing new students to fill the aboriginal, international, and students living with disabilities representative positions.
The appointments were made in accordance with...
“Vote – anywhere” with advanced polling stations
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The University of Manitoba campus’s advanced polling station stayed open over a span of three days—Sept. 30 to Oct. 2—during which 290 people cast ballots for Winnipeg’s 2014 municipal election.
The station was located in...
The future of U-Pass, public transportation on campus
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In light of the upcoming referendum in which students will vote to determine the outcome of the universal transit pass (U-Pass), the U-Pass referendum forum was held to shed some light on the evidence...
David Suzuki leads movement, Blue Dot Tour moves Winnipeg
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Renowned Canadian scientist and environmental activist David Suzuki led the Blue Dot Tour on their way to Winnipeg—and to the University of Manitoba campus—on Friday, Oct. 24.
The first part of the Winnipeg stop included...
Winnipeg under new management, Bowman in the hot seat
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Winnipeg is under new management, and citizens, along with University of Manitoba students, can expect big changes over the next four years.
That is the message of mayor-elect Brian Bowman, the 43-year-old privacy lawyer. With...
Notes from Gnaraloo
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Recently, I resigned from my position as Science and Technology editor with the Manitoban to participate in an once-in-a-lifetime experience with an Australian marine turtle conservation program. Over the next six months I will...
