To the bat lab!
United Kingdom import Mary-Anne Collis is keen on bats. “When I heard about white nose syndrome I was extremely interested and wanted to be part…
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You stay classy, curlers
Don’t act like you’re not impressed by the amount of talent on display at the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings hosted at the…
United Nations director discusses international human rights with faculty of law
The faculty of law at the University of Manitoba welcomed Marcia Kran to the school’s Fort Garry campus last week, where she gave a lecture…
U of M sustainability series highlights ethical consumption
The office of sustainability at the University of Manitoba continued its brown bag lunch seminar series last Wednesday highlighting different forms of ethical consumption, as…
U of M prof presents on Thirty Years War
Erik Thomson, associate professor in the University of Manitoba’s history department, presented a paper entitled “Arms Dealing, Finance and Diplomacy in the Thirty Years War”…
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and you
On Nov. 13, WikiLeaks released draft text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) chapter on Intellectual Property Rights. The document provides insight into the ongoing negotiations…
Inquiry into the death of Brenda Moreside
Nov. 18 marked the beginning of an inquiry into the 2005 death of Brenda Moreside, an Albertan who was killed by her boyfriend after calling…
Evolution’s hotspots
Biologists at the University of the Andes in Colombia claim to have discovered one of the fastest evolving ecosystems on the planet. This rapid diversification…
Genetically engineered mosquitoes can help reduce malaria occurrence
Genetically engineered (GE) biotechnologies are on the rise. We are all familiar with the progress that has been made with genetically modified crops. Now advances…
Breakthrough against Lou Gehrig’s disease
A team of researchers and graduate students from the University of Manitoba has made a discovery concerning amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as…