Researcher profile: Tashniba Kaiser
Tashniba Kaiser is a master’s student and graduate research assistant at the University of Manitoba’s department of electrical and computer engineering.
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Nature’s kidneys: Wetlands vital to health of prairies
Why should we care about wetlands? Wetlands are not cute. There are no Coke commercials about protecting slews; Pamela Anderson and Alicia Silverstone have not…
Lessons from Mother Nature: The potential of green infrastructure in cleaning up our rivers
(Image: North End Water Pollution Control Centre) The City of Winnipeg has been updating its wastewater treatment plants. These upgrades, slated to wrap up in…
Enemy at the gates: Taking a look at invasive aquatic species in Manitoba
Rivers and lakes have long been important for Manitoba. They are a source of food, they generate our electricity, and at one time they were…
Save the ELA: Fight to keep Experimental Lakes Area continues
On Nov. 27, world-renowned limnologist David Schindler delivered a compelling speech at the University of Manitoba entitled “Contributions of the Experimental Lakes Area [ELA] to…
Inner-city campus helps with annual community event
An annual holiday event, Lighting Up The Avenue (LUTA), will brighten up Selkirk Avenue once again on Dec. 6. The yearly celebration is hosted by…
Child and family advocacy group releases report on poverty in Canada
Campaign 2000, an anti-poverty advocacy group, released its annual report card on the state of child and family poverty in Canada last week. The report…
Social workers hired to help those in need downtown
Two new social workers, hired by the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone (BIZ), will be available in 2013 for people in need downtown. The move…
E. coli, food security, and the ethics of meat production
A new labour studies course entitled “Advocacy and Animal Rights,” will begin in January 2013, and will examine the issue of food ethics. The course…
Winnipeg police officer on trial for assault of prisoner
A Winnipeg police officer is currently standing trial for allegedly assaulting a prisoner who he was transporting to the Winnipeg Remand Centre. The trial commenced…