Resource optimization projects set to save millions for the U of M
Resource optimization projects ROSE (Resource Optimization and Service Enhancing) and OARs (Optimizing Academic Resources) are set to save some serious cash for the University of…
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Province can’t bury bodies: Health Minister The province doesn’t have the legal authority to bury the human specimens in the Bodies exhibit, Heath Minister Theresa…
Decision on copyright fees could take over a year
It could be over a year until a decision is made on the proposed new tariff from Access Copyright, the collective that licenses copying and…
Science Briefs
Underwater cloak renders objects invisible to sonar “We are not talking about science fiction. We are talking about controlling sound waves by bending and twisting…
Tobacco’s renaissance
Although the sphere of political debate is usually filled with passionate disagreement, there are a few subjects most politicians seem to agree on. You know…
Finally, a research article even an 8-year-old can undersand
Last year was a fantastic one for the science world, thanks largely to the efforts out of England. First, the journal The Lancet retracted Andrew…
Transmit to transcend
Do the tools we use change us as a species? Can technology redefine our place in the universe? The questions may seem laden with clichés…
UMREG and Physical Plant to collaborate on university recycling program
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,…
International News Briefs
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…
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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,…