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Transportation still remains challenge on campus, carpooling valid alternative cable cars...
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One of the biggest challenges facing the University of Manitoba is transportation. A large portion of U of M students continue to drive to the Fort Garry campus by themselves. This has many wondering...
Senate committee launches study on post-secondary education
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OTTAWA (CUP) — Post-secondary education is at the forefront of a new study launched earlier this month by the standing Senate committee on social affairs, science and technology.
On Oct. 7, senators held their first...
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U of M archives get spooky addition
Peter Aykroyd, father of actor Dan Aykroyd from the 1980s film Ghostbusters, announced Oct. 15 that he will donate his research notes and his grandfather’s journals regarding paranormal...
U of M takes part in waste reduction week
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Every year in mid October, Canada and the rest of the world will participate in a weeklong event called Waste Reduction Week, promoting waste reduction as well as resource conservation for
communities, businesses and...
U of W gets a new green fleet thanks to energy...
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The Center for Sustainable Transportation (CST) at the University of Winnipeg is upgrading the U of W’s transportation services with the addition of OttoView devices.
CST is a non-profit organization that is...
Team led by U of M researcher given $300k to study...
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Researchers at the U of M have received $300,000 in research funding from the federal government to study the H1N1 flu virus for the next two years.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) one...
Financial crisis at the U of M topic of discussion at...
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The University of Manitoba’s critical financial situation was the theme of the Oct. 15 town hall meeting.
University president David Barnard told the packed house that the university is facing significant challenges with its budget...
