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The case for electric vehicles: Electric vehicles—public policy and consumer benefits—part...
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To an individual consumer, one of the biggest benefits of owning an electric vehicle (EV) is the very low operating cost. The gasoline expense adds up over the life of an internal combustion engine...
Bird flu research to resume: New guidelines published by U.S. regulators
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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 controversial experiment on avian influenza (H5N1) in ferrets that...
Girl Guides celebrate World Thinking Day
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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 world issues, and this year the theme is centred...
Research on residential schools catalogues student deaths at 3,000
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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 be, conducted under the Missing Children Project, whose establishment...
Three Minute Thesis brings research to the public
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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 public in a coherent and interesting fashion.
Initially developed...
Temporarily displaced
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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 five consecutive days sleeping outside as a part of...
Hundreds gather to protest
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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, Feb. 13 to protest various forms of privatization at...
