Mental health strategic guide released to campuses across Canada
Hundreds of professionals, as well as students with lived experiences concerning mental health, have put their heads together to produce a systematic guide for mental…
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UMSU council will move ahead with Health and Dental Plan vote following delays
Big changes may be coming for the University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s (UMSU) Health and Dental Plan (HDP). UMSU councillors, representing undergraduates in all faculties,…
Major donation gives youth a chance to PLAY
The Right To Play organization aims to help youth do what they do best: play. A $250,000 donation from True North Foundation and the Manitoba…
A day in the life: PCR
Dearest readers, welcome back to another instalment of scientific exploration! Last time, we left off finishing our experiments involving cell culture and drug response. Today,…
Flash forward
Purchasing a new laptop can be a challenge, and usually involves making more choices than the average consumer is comfortable with. Getting the best value…
Clarifying Prism
Last month’s revelations about the large-scale program of electronic surveillance by U.S. and U.K. spy agencies have caused some confusion. The details emerged gradually in…
Look, listen, learn
Josée Boulanger, a graduate student in the interdisciplinary master’s program in disability studies, says “I went to university to become a social activist.”
A better burger
Just in time for grillin’ season, a University of Manitoba master’s student is preparing to defend her research into a functional food that may improve Canada’s favourite barbequed meat: the hamburger.
Lululemon entrepreneur Chip Wilson honoured by Winnipeg business community
University of Manitoba commerce up-and-comers, as well as some of Winnipeg’s most recognizable executives, seized the chance to meet and talk business recently when Chip…
Winnipeg experts, students join global debate over Woolwich murder
Woolwich, a district of London, England, received international coverage on May 22 following the violent murder of 25-year-old Lee Rigby. Two Britons of Nigerian descent,…