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UMREG and Physical Plant to collaborate on university recycling program

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s recycling and environmental group, UMREG, will be transferring some of its current duties over to Physical Plant this term, in an attempt to develop an overall stronger recycling...
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International News Briefs

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Sarah Petz
Harvard missed signs of forgery The application of Adam Butler Wheeler, the student who famously conned his way into Harvard, was fraught with errors and inconsistencies, reported the Boston Globe. An examination of copies of...
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Sarah Petz
Eco-friendly supercomputer unveiled at U of M The U of M is now home to the province’s first energy efficient High Performance Computing (HPC) system, a supercomputer that will allow researchers to perform calculations...
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Province to cover med school costs for some students

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Talia Joundi
The province has agreed to cover the costs of medical school for students who agree to work in under-serviced areas for a specified term. The grants are a part of a new program by...
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Province upgrades Privacy Act

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
The provincial government of Manitoba recently made changes to its privacy and information act, creating a new privacy and information adjudicator and improving information access. On Dec. 23, Culture, Heritage, and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino...
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U of M chooses not to renew agreement with Access Copyright

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba has now joined the group of universities who have chosen not to renew their contract with Access Copyright, the collective that provides licences for copying and course packs for universities...
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U of M becomes “Top Gun” in Air Force training

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Talia Joundi
The University of Manitoba is now a “top gun” in Air Force education, as the only university in Canada to offer a master’s in public administration (MPA) with a defence administration specialty. 17 Wing, which...