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U of M students come up short in races for school...
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Two University of Manitoba students who ran for school trustee have lost their respective races in Winnipeg’s municipal election.
When the polls closed on Oct. 22, Tanjit Nagra and Luigi Imbrogno were both defeated.
In Louis...
Justice Murray Sinclair visits the University of Manitoba
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The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, spoke at the University of Manitoba’s Engineering atrium on Thursday, Oct. 30. His speech—titled “If you thought the Truth was...
Exploding spacecraft can’t dissuade us
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In the same week the world witnessed two space mission failures, both of which had commercial origins: the Space Orbital Corporation’s Antares rocket failure and Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crash. Space missions have always included...
Science Fiction: Gluten
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Welcome to the first ever installment of the Science Fiction column. In this column we will address popular misconceptions about science and consult on-campus experts to debunk them for good!
Spouting scientific facts is always...
Bridging the gap between spinal cord injury and paralysis
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A special type of cell found in the nasal cavity may be a feasible treatment for spinal cord injuries. Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are a cell type of the olfactory system, which encase the...
Understanding the Early Bronze Age in a more holistic way
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What can relics of the past tell us about the thoughts and beliefs of the people who invented and used them?
Winnipeg university students give U-Pass the go-ahead
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Referendum results tallied Friday night at the University of Manitoba have confirmed the majority of Winnipeg students want a universal transit pass (U-Pass) program.
The future of U-Pass, public transportation on campus
Voting on the U-Pass
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