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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…
Dr. Know examines the fifth dimension . . . almost
Well hello again, dimensional ignoramus. I honestly didn’t expect to see you again after that last lesson; it was a doozy. Well, do not get…
What your colon and a butterfly have in common
I sit in a lab in a state of disarray, full of unopened boxes, chemical containers and keepsakes from Kentucky, all artifacts of a recent…
Nine, 10 never sleep again
“In the middle of the night I woke up and tried to get out of bed. I was shocked, even terrified when I found that…
St. Amant staff: centre in need of nurses
St. Amant, a centre in Winnipeg that treats people with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury and autism, is seeing a shortage of nurses, reported their…
Globe survey shows students fairly satisfied with universities
With the release of the Globe and Mail’s Canadian University Report, editor Simon Beck says the survey can be a useful tool for students to…
International-post secondary briefs
Women become the majority of students enrolled in university The University World News reported recently that Women are no longer the minority in attendance at…
Canadian students one of the groups hit hardest by Recession
A report released this month found a sizeable increase in the unemployment rates among Canada’s youth. The report, entitled Canada’s Vital Signs 2009, from the…
U of M Prof drawing connection between math and disease control
University of Manitoba professor Abba Gumel and his team of researchers believe they may be able to save millions of lives using math to predict…