Brandon University a key player in immigration study
Brandon University (BU) recently announced its role in a $2.5 million dollar immigration research study. The study collaborates with other universities and institutions over a…
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City releases proposed budget
The City of Winnipeg released its 2013 capital and operating budget plans during the week of Jan. 7 and, in doing so, unveiled an abrupt…
Lecture examines past, present, and future of the Canadian West
David Barnard, vice-chancellor and president of the University of Manitoba, hosted a talk on Wednesday, Jan. 16 entitled “The New West: The Political and Economic…
Idle No More lecture held at The Hub
Idle No More speakers and supporters gathered Thursday, Jan. 17 at The Hub on campus to discuss the movement and what it really means. The…
Prominent hacktivist commits suicide: family blames harsh prosecution
Prominent web programmer and open data activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his apartment on Friday, Jan. 11 in an apparent suicide. He was…
Clean Energy in Manitoba: Are we really leading the way?
On Nov. 20, 2012 the province released the Manitoba Clean Energy Strategy (MCES). The strategy outlines how the province plans to develop renewable energy and…
Release the kraken! Giant squid captured on video in deep sea
For the first time ever, ocean explorers have captured footage of a giant squid in its natural environment deep in the ocean. The expedition took…
Career Week gives U of M students opportunity to find jobs
Career week at the U of M began on Jan. 9 and gave students the opportunity to network, furthering their potential success at finding jobs….
Canadian Forces to start charging provinces, municipalities for disaster relief
It was recently announced that the Canadian Forces will now be charging provinces and municipalities that have been affected by natural disasters, for their assistance….
Report from the U of M Senate
The University of Manitoba’s senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, was dominated largely by a discussion of the school’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) planning framework,…