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Pocket-sized healthcare advice for people of Africa “Afridoctor” is a smart phone application developed by Blueworld Communities based in Cape Town, South Africa. The application is available for anyone with a smart phone...

This month marks the beginning of a five-year project in the Soa Basin of central Flores, Indonesia, to locate more specimens of the species Homo floresiensis — our most recent living cousin in the...

Do you remember how much you loved Filmon Fridays when you were a kid? A whole day off school?! Man, it was incredible. What have we got that can compare these days? Lackluster dreams...

With the recent increase in the public's awareness of poor working conditions and even suicides occurring at overseas electronics factories, it may be time to re-think our high-tech manufacturing model. As it stands, the...

The University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors met on June 22. University President David Barnard spoke about the negotiations between various professional faculties and the provincial government over raising tuition levels above the previously approved...

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on June 24th, 2010. The council approved the selection of Darcy Vermeulen to fill the position of UMSU council chair for the 2010-11 year. Services Coordinator Sharilyn...

Prof suspended over using offensive rape metaphor during lecture A professor at the United States Naval War College was suspended when he used a rape metaphor during one of his lectures in May. A video...