Premiers may boycott Conservative national job training plan
This past week, premiers issued a strong rebuke to the Harper Conservatives’ plan to overhaul the country’s job and skills training framework. The Conservatives want to…
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Floating away
It’s getting harder to fill a balloon these days. That’s because we’re in the midst of a helium shortage as the U.S. prepares to shut…
A day in the life
Welcome back, dear readers! Last time, we finished Day 1 of the Western blot. This issue, we’ll get into Day 2, which will complete the…
Speaking up for mental illness
Join your fellow students throughout the week in a challenge to Stomp Out Stigma. The University of Manitoba is taking part in Mental Illness Awareness…
Health news briefs
Study relates meat consumption to weight, health effects Recent research by Loma Linda University in California found that individuals following a vegetarian diet had a…
Q & A with Manitoba Liberal leadership candidates
The Manitoba Liberal leadership convention will occur on Oct. 26. The Manitoban interviewed the candidates regarding their motivations and political aspirations for our province. The…
Identity and disaster management in public policy
“As far as my research interests go, I am currently in love with both and for now I am happy working on both.”
U of M Autonomous Agents Lab brings home robotics prize from Malaysia
The department of computer science and the Autonomous Agents Laboratory (AAL) at the U of M can add another feather to their cap.
Campus news briefs
Anuradha Koirala at the U of M The Arthur V. Mauro centre for peace and justice studies welcomed anti-sex-trafficking activist Anuradha Koirala to the University…
Academic Integrity Week at U of M
The University of Manitoba’s office of student advocacy is hosting Academic Integrity Week from Monday, Sept. 30 to Friday, Oct. 4. Student advocacy has a…