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New lab expected to attract global talent
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University of Manitoba will be the proud recipient of a brand new immunology lab at the U of M’s Bannatyne Campus, worth $5.6 million. The new lab will be an extension of the faculty...
Pirate Party drops anchor in Canada’s harbour
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SASKATOON (CUP) — After years of minority governments, Canadians have gotten used to constant talk of elections. Whether or not the country goes to the polls this fall, however, the recently formed Pirate Party...
Recession causes students to go back to school
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Graduate enrollment is up 5.5 percent from the 2008/09 year, reported the University of Manitoba’s Office of Institutional Analysis in a press release, but it seems that graduate enrollment is up in institutions across...
Saskatchewan, Manitoba enjoy lowest unemployment rates in Canada
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Workers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have fared better during the current recession than the rest of Canada, according to a labour force survey released by Statistics Canada earlier this month. The two provinces are...
Local Briefs
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U of M in partnership with world’s largest hydroelectric dam project
The U of M has signed a $2.5 million deal to partner with Itaipú Binacional, the world’s largest producer of hydroelectric energy according to...
International PSE Briefs
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Harvard University newspaper publishes ad questioning Holocaust
As reported by CNN, Harvard University is under public scrutiny for an ad published in its campus newspaper.
On Tuesday The Harvard Crimson, said an error in communication...
Nursing faculty may have PhD program by 2011
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In hopes of keeping graduates in the province, the U of M faculty of Nursing has put forth a statement of intent to develop a PhD program.
With a potential roll out date of 2011,...
