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U of M team wins $25,000 from Go Green Challenge
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A team from the University of Manitoba was one of the four teams awarded $25,000 from the $100,000 Go Green Challenge, a competition funded by the TD Friends of the Environment foundation (TDFEF), a...
UMSU rep: U of M falling short in providing access for...
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The University of Manitoba is falling short when it comes to making the university accessible to students living with disabilities, says the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) Community Representative for Students living with...
City cyclists keep a watchful eye with arrival of pothole season
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With the arrival of spring in Winnipeg there comes abundant potholes on our city streets. While these breaks in the road come as an annoyance to drivers, potholes may pose a dangerous risk to...
Board of Governors approves 0% increase to executive salaries
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The decision to approve the zero percent increase was made by the management resources and compensation committee at Tuesday’s board meeting.
“It’s a prudent step, and a responsible step, given it’s a challenging economic...
U of M researchers look to convert Tim Hortons cups into...
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University of Manitoba professors Dr. David Levin and Dr. Richard Sparling have been collecting Tim Hortons cups on campus in order to further their research to convert the cups into biofuel — such as...
Dinosaurs finally have something to blame
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One of the most devastating events in the history of life on Earth is believed to have happened 65.5 million years ago, when an asteroid approximately 15 km across impacted our planet in what...
Vikings keep biodiversity safe
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Buried in the permafrost on a tiny island in the Arctic Ocean is a vault, which may contain the future of humankind. It doesn’t contain weapons, gold or books, nor anything else you would...
