What the frac? Self-similar shapes in nature
You may not have heard of fractals before, but they are everywhere around us. Trees are fractals. Cities are fractals. There is growing evidence that…
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A day in the life: Performing the experiment from beginning to end
Last time, we plated our cells and left them to grow enough for drug treatment. Today, we will finally perform the intended experiment, for which…
Nutritional scientist Susan Raatz talks about satiety and weight management
Dr. Susan Raatz, a nutritional scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, gave a lecture…
New report shows increase in Aboriginal overrepresentation in prisons
A report released by the Office of the Correctional Investigator showed that Aboriginal peoples account for 23 per cent of the population within Canadian federal…
Teen boys from Big Red football team charged with rape
Two teenage boys from the Big Red football team in Steubenville, Ohio have been charged and found guilty for the rape of a 16-year-old girl….
Centre for Arctic research opens at U of M
The U of M’s Clayton H. Riddell faculty of environment, earth, and resources has had its home building, the Wallace Building, extended to house a…
“Where we are shapes who we are”
U of M president David Barnard began the most recent installment of the Visionary Conversations speaker series by saying, “Where we are shapes who we…
National news briefs
Victims of 2011 flood suing province Those who lost homes, cottages, businesses, and farms in the 2011 Lake Manitoba flood are suing the province for…
Survivor of Sierra Leone’s civil war visits the U of M
Mariatu Kamara, UNICEF special representative for children in armed conflict and author of the book The Bite of the Mango, was at the University of…
The Manitoban 2013 NHL Hockey Pool Update: sponsored by Source For Sports!
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