Women in the sciences: Hall of fame
Women have been contributing to the sciences for a great number of years. Here is a brief list of only a small fraction of the…
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U of M gains seat in NSERC
Digvir Jayas, the University of Manitoba’s vice president (research and international) has recently been appointed to the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada…
Indians Wear Red
Indians Wear Red: Colonialism, Resistance and Aboriginal Street Gangs—a Fernwood Publishing book released last August—challenges the reader to look at the problem of Aboriginal street…
7th annual Growing Local Conference
Food Matters Manitoba (FMM) hosted its seventh annual Growing Local Conference in downtown Winnipeg last weekend. The three-day event saw participation from dozens of organizations…
Globalised Holocaust
On Feb. 28, Alejandro Baer gave a presentation titled “Globalised Holocaust” at the University of Manitoba. The presentation examined how a cultural memory can be…
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Peter Nygård pursues immortality through stem cell research Winnipeg-raised fashion magnate Peter Nygård has claimed that he is growing younger through the use of stem…
Asper student wins provincial championship
University of Manitoba student Sinan Leylek has been named a provincial champion of Enactus Canada’s Student Entrepreneur National Competition, which is currently in its 18th…
Fair Elections Act to introduce extensive changes to electoral process
On Feb. 10, the Harper government introduced the Fair Elections Act to parliament. Pierre Poilievre, minister of state for democratic reform, tabled the bill. The…
Family of Brian Sinclair drops out of inquest
The legal inquest into the death of Brian Sinclair—the man who died in a Winnipeg emergency room after 34 hours of waiting to be treated—will…
Aboriginal Students Gathering at Migizii Agamik
The 2014 Aboriginal Students Gathering was held at the University of Manitoba’s Migizii Agamik building earlier this month. On Feb. 14 and 15, students discussed…