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Malaria resistance
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A rise in the resistance of treatment in malaria parasites recently prompted scientists to investigate further into the cause. As a result, scientists have discovered mutated genetic sequences that link to the development of...
Where imagination and innovation meet
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Visionary Conversations is a speaker series featuring University of Manitoba researchers and alumni hosted by president and vice-chancellor David Barnard.
Individuals filled Robert B. Schultz Theatre to attend the fourth Visionary Conversation of the 2014-2015...
Funding flowing to the U of M
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The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has recently granted just over one million dollars to four research projects at the University of Manitoba.
The funding comes from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JRELF) and...
Stop the Cuts rally
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On the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 27, hundreds of people gathered in the Engineering Atrium to rally against the proposed budget cuts at the University of Manitoba. Those in attendance included representatives from the...
Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire at the University of Manitoba
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Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire—who, after witnessing to the 1993-1994 Rwandan genocide as the force commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, has become an advocate for human rights, mental health, and child soldiers—spoke...
Advocating for fossil fuel divestment at University of Winnipeg
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In coordination with campus student groups, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) is launching a fossil fuel divestment campaign on their campus to encourage the University of Winnipeg to discontinue the practice of...
Lost lobby letters to Manitoba education department
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Manitoba's minister of education and advanced learning Peter Bjornson spoke at the University of Winnipeg last week about the state of post-secondary education in Manitoba. He outlined the government’s new approach to post-secondary education...
