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Indigenous Connect highlights U of M’s aboriginal community

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Shuja Safavi
  In an effort to stay better connected with aboriginal students and staff, the University of Manitoba has launched a new web portal called Indigenous Connect. Deborah Young, the executive lead for indigenous achievement at U...
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Winnipeg’s rental market tightens up

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Richard Farthing-Nichol
Finding affordable rental units in Winnipeg is difficult when compared to the rest of Canada, according to a recent market survey by the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC). Data released by the CMHC in...
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University employment survey results spark questions

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Joanna Graham
The results — released in November — from the University of Manitoba’s first employee experience survey have some union representatives asking what the university will do with them. The survey was conducted in June 2011...
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New pub opening delayed

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Shuja Safavi
Due to the late approval of The Hub’s construction permit from the City of Winnipeg, students will have to wait a little longer for the highly anticipated opening of the new campus pub
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Science opinion

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David Krause
Research In Motion, the creator of the BlackBerry, has been struggling to find relevance in the technology and smartphone markets during 2011. It’s a shame, as RIM is a bastion Canadian blue-chip — and...
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Science opinion

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Gem Newman
I graduated from the University of Manitoba Computer Science department in 2007. Despite what my degree says, I’m not a scientist. I think of myself more as a “science cheerleader.” Science needs cheerleaders, because...
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Conservation conversation

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Tom Ingram
A draft has been released of a new plan to conserve boreal woodland caribou in eastern Manitoba, and the public has been invited to weigh-in durring a 90-day comment period. The 61-page plan outlines...

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