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A sizeable contribution to breast milk research
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It's an exciting time for breast milk research at the U of M, thanks to a $6.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Meghan Azad, an assistant professor in the department of...
U-Pass renewal hits speed bump
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A preliminary budget released by the City of Winnipeg Friday has the city’s post-secondary students bewildered by a recommendation to scrap the U-Pass program.
UMSU president Jakob Sanderson said he was broadsided after learning the...
Visionary series nears its 10th year
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The "Visionary Conversations” speaker series, established and moderated by U of M president and vice-chancellor David T. Barnard, is nearing its 10th year as Barnard’s time at the university approaches its end.
Barnard’s goal in...
U of W student association overturns leadership
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Following a re-count March 5, Jibril Hussein has been confirmed as University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) president-elect.
The incumbent Devote slate of Mahlet Cuff, Noelle Sagher and Shawna Péloquin was roundly defeated, finishing third...
UMSU For You sweeps election
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UMSU For You has successfully swept the 2020 UMSU general elections, taking all five executive positions.
The slate is led by current UMSU vice-president student life Jelynn Dela Cruz, the only returning executive. She will...
UMSU condemns aggressive Indian response to protests
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A motion put forward by International community representative Victoria Nwabuisi “in support of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly in India” was passed at the Feb. 27 UMSU board of directors meeting, calling...
UWSA executive campaign roiled by controversy
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Just days before voting for the 2020 election opened, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) was on the defensive against an anonymous attack accusing the incumbent executive of misusing student association funds —...
