Local Briefs
Greens allowed in televised debate The Manitoba Green party’s efforts to get leader James Beddome into the televised debates on Friday have paid off. Beddome…
News
Enrolment soars at U of M
Enrolment numbers at the University of Manitoba for 2011-12 are only 21 students short of the all-time record. This year’s first-day enrolment at the U…
Multiple sclerosis research at the U of M
According to Emma Frost, a professional associate in the University of Manitoba’s faculty of pharmacy, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a regionalized disease. “We are advocating…
How to drive forever
What if eight grams of fuel could power your car for a lifetime? What if that fuel was a radioactive element? Would you still be…
Computers designed like brains
Nature often supplies us with great ideas for engineering. Leonardo da Vinci drew concepts of flying machines based on observing birds in motion, centuries before…
Here come the cyborgs
With the recent release of the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, my mind has turned to the upcoming options for our cyborg futures. Though the…
International briefs
UPEI to pay profs forced to retire The University of Prince Edward Island will be forced to compensate three professors who were forced to retire…
Crime beat
There was one report of assault during the month of August, involving an argument between a male and a female who had previously been dating….
Local Briefs
Petition circulated to beef up math skills Close to 200 people, most of them professors, have signed a petition to toughen up admission standards to…
NDP promise to cap tuition with inflation, expand student aid
The Manitoba NDP have pledged to cap tuition increases at the rate of inflation and expand student aid eligibility if reelected this fall. Greg Selinger…