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Biologist and economist team up to talk about the environment

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Jill Patterson
On their new cross-country speaking tour authors Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki made a stop in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. The lecture was held at the John Hirsh Theatre in Winnipeg’s Exchange District on...
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Science briefs: Dutch psychologist to be prosecuted, and Monsanto’s GM corn

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Tom Ingram
Dutch authorities to prosecute psychologist Diederik Stapel Dutch psychologist Diederik Stapel is under investigation by the Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service) of the Netherlands for alleged fraud and misuse of government money. Authorities have confiscated...
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Corvids and causal reasoning: Further evidence of higher-level cognitive processing in...

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Bryce Hoye
Corvids (birds of the crow family) have long been accepted to be among the most intelligent bird species. Crows have proven imaginatively playful, adept at problem solving, as well as being keen surveyors of their...
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Open access is a red herring: Have academic journals lost their...

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Tom Ingram
The entire field of particle physics is going to switch to open-access publishing within the next few years, making almost all new research available for free. This move will be paid for by SCOAP3, an...
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New service in Winnipeg for those dealing with mental illness

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Alycia Rodrigues
The Canadian Mental Health Association Winnipeg Region (CMHAW) opened its doors to the public the first week of October. CMHA, established in 1918, is one of the first and longest volunteer run programs working...
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Quebec student strike members tour Canada to discuss activism

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Quinn Richert
Students, activists, and faculty gathered at the University of Winnipeg on Wednesday, Oct. 3 to participate in the Maple Tour’s stop in Winnipeg, featuring Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Cloe Zawadzki-Turcotte, two former organizers of this...
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Leading phenomenologist and social critic visits U of M

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Alycia Rodrigues
Dr. Alphonso Lingis presented his newest work, “One’s Own Voice,” at the University of Manitoba on Oct. 2. Lingis travelled to Winnipeg from Pennsylvania University, where he is a professor emeritus of philosophy. Lingis’...

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