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Science briefs: insect updates
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In the world of insect science, some interesting news has surfaced regarding beekeepers using bees to create cannabis honey, the use of an app to help combat the Zika virus, and the fluid gender...
Alcohol intolerance
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Most individuals drink alcohol and experience a rather balanced mix of pleasant and unpleasant effects. However, some individuals have alcohol intolerance – colloquially known as alcohol flush syndrome – which makes alcohol consumption a...
UMSU VP student services steps aside amid controversy
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With less than two months remaining in the current executive term, University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) vice-president student services Jessica Morrison submitted her resignation at a raucous regular council meeting March 10.
After proposing...
Ontario Student Grant program a step forward: CFS-MB
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Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) will make post-secondary education effectively free for students coming from families earning less than $50,000 annually.
At the beginning of March,...
U of M set to host international design competition
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The University of Manitoba is combining sustainability and creativity with the BEE/HOUSE/LAB environmental design competition.
Hosted by the U of M office of sustainability, the international contest calls for the design of a bee house...
WISH clinic granting health care to inner city community
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The Winnipeg Interprofessional Student-run Health (WISH) Clinic is creating a bridge between quality community health care and disadvantaged people living in Winnipeg’s inner city.
Situated in the Mount Carmel Clinic on Main St., the WISH...
UMSU credit card statements released
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A routine meeting of the University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) council Thursday night took a dramatic turn when councillors put forward three successive emergency motions concerning alleged misuse of a union credit card...






