Human rights museum accused of censorship
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has again come under fire in the media, this time due to accusations by historian Veronica Strong-Boag that…
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Pluto killer on campus
Rock star expositor of astrophysics Neil deGrasse Tyson delivered his first public lecture in Canada last Thursday, March 13 on the U of M campus….
Nancy Allan speaks at LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
Nancy Allan, former Manitoba Minister of Education and current MLA for St. Vital, spoke at the University of Manitoba last Wednesday as part of LGBTTQ*…
Rainbow Pride Mosaic holds LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
Last week, UMSU student group Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) hosted their annual LGBTTQ* Awareness Week on the University of Manitoba campus. The event is designed…
Stone soup’s on
Last Wednesday in the Manitoba Hydro building, Winnipeg chefs stirred up some friendly competition for a cause. The Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba (CNCM) held…
Careers in Space
On March 12, the University of Manitoba held the event “Careers in Space,” for which a panel of individuals involved in the space science community…
The string’s the thing
Last week’s Dream Big conference featured a number of events aimed at a general audience, but one was definitely for the physics in-crowd. On March…
‘Keep lookin’ up’
On March 11, ufologist Chris Rutkowski gave a presentation on UFOs at the University of Manitoba as part of Dream Big, last week’s series of…
Brawlers, scientific marvels, and high flyers
Premier Championship Wrestling (PCW) was founded by a triumvirate of Winnipeggers including current owner Andrew Shallcross, Mike Davidson, formerly of Top Rope Championship Wrestling (TRCW),…
Victories and challenges in Colombia’s health model
On Mar. 7, Javier Mignone, associate professor in the University of Manitoba faculty of human ecology’s department of family social sciences, gave a presentation at the…