Dr. Know on the Lam
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News
A decade of science in list form
Ah the top-X-list. A succinct way to sum up a period of time, and neatly wrap up a decade that had nearly as many names…
Science opinions
I am a child of the 1980s, and therefore lived in what is quite possibly the worst decade for cars in the history of that…
City seeks to turn garbage gas into renewable energy source
The City of Winnipeg is proposing a landfill gas and resource recovery project that could turn thousands of tonnes of harmful greenhouse gases into a…
U of M to house new agriculture food center
On Dec. 14, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a new interactive agricultural education facility at the University of Manitoba. The Bruce…
U of M elects new chancellor
On Dec. 8, Harvey Secter, a retired dean of law, a businessman and a philanthropist, was elected as the new Chancellor of the University of…
Running prosthetics complicate sport status quo
The collaboration between science and sport has brought athleticism into an entirely new realm. Sports that were once considered straight forward and solely based on…
Drivers at the U of M produce roughly more than 20 million Kg of CO2 a year
With over 6,400 vehicles travelling to the U of M each day, thousands of kilograms of CO2 is being emitted into the atmosphere, adding to…
Local briefs
U of M researcher helps assess older drivers According to the Winnipeg Free Press, a University of Manitoba researcher is involved in a national study…
International post-secondary education briefs
Students may have work for sale online without even knowing it According to an article published in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus blog,…