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Transit-users who chose to go Android over iPhone will be happy to learn of the free new app “Winnipeg Bus Live” created by Winnipegger Ryan…
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Crowdsourcing science
Peer review is the way things get done in science. Authors submit write-ups of their experiments to journals for publication. The journals send the articles…
Time out
The leaders of several top virology labs have agreed to a 60-day halt on research involving new strains of avian influenza that are more transmissible…
Science opinions
Our parents taught us not to talk to strangers and to look both ways before crossing the street — what we should really fear are…
UMSU notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on Jan. 26. Michael Safiniuk, chief returning officer for UMSU elections, presented the limits for candidates,…
local news briefs
U of M opens new biology labs The University of Manitoba celebrated the completion of renovations to two major facilities in the faculty of science…
international news briefs
33 killed in Syrian Bombardment Tank bombardment began on Jan. 25 in the Syrian town of Rankous. The mountain town was besieged by several thousand…
Political Studies Students’ Conference to focus on military intervention
In an effort to promote the discussion of political science on campus, the University of Manitoba Centre for Security and Defence Studies is hosting the…
First Degree Exploration Day to take place
Organizers of the first Degree Exploration Day at the University of Manitoba are hoping to help answer students’ questions about choosing a degree program. The…
Professors voice concerns about international student support
Some professors at the University of Manitoba have concerns about international students and the International College of Manitoba (ICM) program. In the last two decades…