Metal mistakenly maligned
Fans of heavy metal are often stereotyped as being aggressive, unintelligent, and delinquent. But some recent studies seem to paint a much different picture of…
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Music for the brain
No matter where we go, music is an integral part of daily life. Despite it surrounding us completely, there is still no agreement amongst scholars…
Signifying sounds and structures
I’ve been looking for similarities between the ways we represent music and organic chemistry on paper. The answer is a stretch but the search was…
Linguistic landscapes in second-language learning
Gail Cormier is not a regular graduate student.
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…
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…