The intersection of exercise, frailty and heart surgery
Frailty is a state of reduced health that may result from aging. Frail older adults tend to experience weakness, have reduced muscle mass and low…
Teegan Gillich
Presidential interview: 2024-25 UMSU outlook
The 2024-25 UMSU executive was inaugurated on April 25 and has begun planning for the upcoming academic year. UMSU president Divya Sharma said UMSU’s biggest…
Basement Mixtape for Bisons — goodbye, hello
Somehow, despite the unrelenting snowfalls in the last few weeks, we’ve made it to what appears to be springtime. As we enter exam season and…
Josh on the Jets: at season’s end
When looking up the Jets’ schedule online, occasionally, I inadvertently plunk in “Winnipeg Jest.” In years past, I would smile with cynical amusement and think…
On campus news, Karuhogo’s UMSU and Palestine
What, exactly, is the point of a student newspaper? I joined the Manitoban as an arts & culture reporter in the fall of 2022 to…
The interplay of mental health, the gut and cancer
Last month, the U of M launched its Ignite program to support bold and high-risk research explorations — providing $350,000 per year for three years…
Breaking down liver disease
One in four Canadians is possibly affected by liver disease. Often, those with liver disease are unaware of it until the disease reaches an advanced…
Studying young minds
The U of M’s Young Minds Research Lab explores how an individual’s perception of the world changes as they age. Shaylene Nancekivell, director of the…
On Israel-Palestine, media analysis and HonestReporting Canada
As a teacher of film studies, I spend a lot of time encouraging students to resist habits of passive media consumption. In the classroom, we…
Will the world learn its lesson on power vacuums?
The situation in Haiti has caught the attention of major media outlets in recent weeks. The former prime minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, announced on…