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Chris Hadfield speaks to UMFM about his new book
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Last week retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield made a stop at UMFM during his book tour for An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth. Hadfield spoke with UMFM program director Michael Elves about his...
Bus driver assaults endemic in Canada
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A 23-year-old man was recently arrested and charged in connection with a September assault on a Winnipeg Transit bus driver, just the latest Winnipeg example of what has become an outbreak of violent attacks on...
Facebook announces AI team
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New research within Facebook involves using artificial intelligence to process data, according to a recent announcement from the company. The research project, which uses a technique called “deep learning,” aims to give the website...
Toronto mayor, on the rock(s)
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Rob Ford is no stranger to controversy. The recent scandal involving a video of him under the influence of crack cocaine is just the latest in the saga of Ford’s public run-ins with the...
U of M panel highlights Canada’s worsening international reputation
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Canada’s waning international reputation was the subject of a panel discussion hosted last Tuesday by the global political economy program at the University of Manitoba, as a part of World Opportunities Week. The panellists...
A tale of two student groups
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Two U of M student groups interested in examining the Arab-Israeli conflict were recently before the University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s (UMSU) Student Group Promotion and Affairs Committee (SGPAC) seeking official group status approval....
Campus news briefs
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Final exam policy changed
The U of M implemented changes to the final exam and final grades policy effective Sept. 1 of this year. The policy applies to final exams scheduled within exam week, deferred...



