Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles currently still require oil
Let’s face it; hydrogen fuel cells are really awesome. In goes some hydrogen — which just happens to be the most abundant element in the…
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Better know a prokaryote
The virus formerly known as “swine flu,” or the H1N1 strain of the common influenza virus, has gotten all the press lately, so I thought…
Carbon, we hardly know ye
You are mostly water and carbon. Oh, sure, there is some nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen, along with a host of other elements thrown in there,…
U of M to get funding for research on all fronts
Announced earlier last week, the University of Manitoba received funding for a number of different research areas in many different programs all around the campus….
NDP leadership candidate Greg Selinger want students sooner access to the existing 60 per cent tuition rebate
NDP leadership candidate Greg Selinger will look to provide students with access to the existing 60 per cent tuition rebate while they are still in…
University of brandon to join Project Hero
Brandon University is the latest to join Project Hero, a scholarship program that will provide full tuition for full or part-time students whose parents have…
Students’ Union to rent out textbooks
The University of Manitoba’s Students’ Union (UMSU) has officially started renting out first-year mathematics textbooks to students, a service that Sid Rashid says will eliminate…
Local Briefs
Winnipeg looks to expand, first since 1972 The Winnipeg Free Press has reported that for the first time since 1972, there are plans to expand…
Derby paves the way to improved fuel economy
On September 23, teams of two participated in the ecoDriver Derby, a competition geared at awarding the most fuel-efficient drivers at the University of Manitoba….
International Post-Secondary Briefs
Headline: International Post-Secondary Briefs Byline: Morgan Modjeski Wordcount: 460 Economic crisis causes students to stay home rather than study abroad According to University World News…