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U of M to apply for provincial child care grant
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The University of Manitoba announced last week that it will be applying to the province for a grant of up to $600,000 to fund the construction of a new 74-space day care centre on...
UMSU council authorizes $1.4 million in capital spending
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The University of Manitoba Students Union (UMSU) council authorized its executive to spend $1.4 million to renovate a spate of union-operated restaurants last week with an ambitious goal for the completion of the projects.
“Complete...
Students with disabilities secure new service group
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has approved the creation of a new student service group for students living with disabilities.
The motion that established the service group was passed unanimously at UMSU’s Sept....
New Taché Hall facility opens its doors
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Transformation of the century-old Taché Hall at the University of Manitoba has finally made significant progress toward the university’s goal of bringing together the institution’s theatre program, school of art, and the Desautels faculty...
The superman of nature
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Ants have been around the earth since about 140 to 168 million years ago. They lived in the Jurassic period – a time when the world was dominated by the dinosaurs. They’ve kept evolving...
The economy of sharing apps
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Smartphones and apps have changed many aspects of our daily lives, including the way we do business. The sharing economy can be described as the business of sharing underused resources between people.
Entrepreneurs have been...
Notes from the star field
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Those who know me know that I have aspirations to eventually work in the space industry. Why space? I like to think I just have a very extreme case of wanderlust. I have this...
