H1N1 clinic a plus for U of M campus says University public affairs
The University of Manitoba is one of the 12 locations set up in Winnipeg to distribute the H1N1 Vaccine. Located temporarily at Helen Glass and…
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University set to undergo renovations
It has been projected that the University of Manitoba will undergo major renovations from now until 2013 in the hopes of benefiting efficiency, research and…
Funding for northern childcare facilities opens up new job, education opportunities
Aboriginal communities in northern Manitoba have been given $743,000 for the construction of daycare facilities, said a government press release. According to information provided to…
Ask a scientists gets complicated: Higgs boson edition
It was supposed to be easy, a few googles, maybe a peer reviewed paper or two, and I would be able to answer the “Ask…
Think your Mac is safe from hackers?
Walking in from the brisk autumn weather that blankets our campus and into your first lecture of the day, you are greeted with a glowing…
Dr. Know and the sixth dimension
I’m not sure why I continue to write these every week. I’m almost positive that I lost most of you after our diatribe went onto…
Wilson’s Words
Scientists love to introduce new terms. Often in the world of science, the occasion to christen something means that a new and exciting phenomenon or…
Better know a prokaryote
It’s obscenely difficult to turn on a television set these days without seeing a woman in a yoga suit talking about the advantages of probiotics…
Events in science
Interested in getting more involved on and off campus? Want to see how professors spend their free time? Need something thrifty to do with your…
Better know a prokaryote
One need only to look at the more than 100 pages of comments on Cbc.ca following the website’s story on the approval of the H1N1…