Bird flu research to resume: New guidelines published by U.S. regulators
Two new sets of guidelines dealing with potentially dangerous biological research have just been published in the U.S. These guidelines follow the publication of a…
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Girl Guides celebrate World Thinking Day
Girl Scouts from around the world gather every year on Feb. 22 to celebrate World Thinking Day, a day designed to teach Girl Guides about…
Research on residential schools catalogues student deaths at 3,000
New research shows that at least 3,000 children died while attending the Indian residential schools (IRS) system in Canada. The research was, and continues to…
Three Minute Thesis brings research to the public
The last week of February brings the U of M’s first Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT), which aims to present graduate students’ research to the…
Temporarily displaced
In an effort to raise awareness about homelessness and gather donations for a local non-profit organization, several University of Manitoba students are preparing to spend…
Hundreds gather to protest
Along with five campus labour unions, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held a rally at Chancellor’s Circle, outside the administration building, on Wednesday,…
Avast, me hearties! A look at the new documentary on The Pirate Bay
n 2009 four Swedish men—Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, and Carl Lundström—were sentenced to a year in jail and fined US $4.5 million….
The sky is falling: Meteor breaches Russian atmosphere, asteroid passes by Earth all in same day
On Feb. 15 at 3:20 Coordinated Universal Time a meteorite exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in central Russia. Travelling at a speed of around…
The evolution of religion and morality: Researchers explore cultural evolutionary roots of religion
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture (HECC) have received a $3 million…
Viruses: Are they alive or zombies of the microscopic world?
Imagine a single living cell, its tiny organs and brain-like nucleus protected from the world by a strong cell wall. Suddenly, a virus touches down…