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A pHantastic discovery

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Elizabeth Drewnik
A novel approach to stem cell research, published in the journal Nature, has been implemented by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Japan. The research used acidic conditions to...
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Katz got your tongue?

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Quinn Richert
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is suing the parent company of the Uniter, the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg, over an article that came out in late 2013 that he has claimed...
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Indigenous politics and Canada’s colonial legacy

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Kevin Linklater
Two University of Manitoba associate professors met last Thursday in a round-table discussion with students to debate ideas of liberalism, indigenous political theories, and human rights in a talk titled “Human Rights for All...
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Nominations open for UMSU elections

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Quinn Richert
The nominations process for University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) elections is underway, but chief returning officer (CRO) Jacqueline Keena is remaining quiet about which students have put their names in for executive and...
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National news briefs

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Caleigh MacDonald
Concerns raised over mental health information in police record checks British Columbian information and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham has requested public input in the issue of what she sees as an increase in employers asking...
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Local food matters in Iron-Chef-style cooking competition

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Kevin Linklater
Local food was on display last Friday at Manitoba’s fourth annual Localvore Iron Chef Cook-Off. In what is quickly becoming a staple on the food calendar, Localvore pits teams of students from across the...
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week promotes healthy body image

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Katy MacKinnon
From Feb. 2-8, Women’s Health Clinic (WHC) participated in Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) by creating safe spaces to promote healthy body images, increasing awareness of eating disorders, and advising treatment options in Winnipeg. EDAW...