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Delta Marsh Field Station to close for winter, staff ‘shocked’
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Staff of the University of Manitoba’s Delta Marsh Field Station (DMFS) is being laid off, as they were informed that the station would be closed by Nov. 30 and be reopened in May of...
Grad students question CFS tax plan
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MONTREAL (CUP) — Graduate students at several schools across the country are taking issue with a national student lobby group’s call to end tuition and education tax credits.
The call is part of the “Education...
Law students from U of M ready for competition in Toronto
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A team of students from the University of Manitoba’s faculty of law are taking part for the first time in the second annual Canadian National Mediation Advocacy Competition (CNMAC).
The event goes on for three...
International briefs
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More international students in America than ever
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that the large number of students attending post-secondary education in the United States are international students.
“The number of foreign students attending...
New Chancellor to be elected
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Nominations for the Office of the Chancellor are currently being accepted as the current chancellor, Dr. William Norrie, is ending his three-year term.
“It is a great honour to be elected chancellor of a university...
Residence students safe as discipline and security is tight
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In the wake of the stabbing of 23-year old student Tanner Hoplock on the U of M campus, the issue of security at the U of M is as important as ever. Over 1,200...
Local Briefs
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HIV/AIDS researchers gather in Winnipeg
As reported by the Winnipeg Free Press, researchers from around the world gathered in Winnipeg this past Sunday for the first International Symposium on Natural Immunity to HIV.
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