International News briefs
Congresswoman’s medical condition optimistic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains in critical condition in Tuscon after being shot through the head Saturday, but is showing signs of…
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Degrees Overcomes Delays
After a term filled with unexpected delays, the new and improved Degrees finally opened its doors last December to a warm reception. A plethora of…
Lukacs back on the job
Gabor Lukacs, the math professor who is taking the university to court over the dean of graduate studies’ decision to award a PhD to a…
Student associations across Canada seek better student health plans
Health care services administered by the province are often unable to meet the all health needs of students, making health plans offered by student unions…
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…
New Briefs
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…