Notes from the Northern Boreal: A wandering bird biologist’s field journals
“Threatened” Canada Warblers and mimicry in male Redstarts.
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Notes from the Northern Boreal: A wandering bird biologist’s field journals
My ‘birder’ origin story My name is Bryce Hoye, and I am a “birder.” We come in a variety of morphs, us birders: some are…
Thinking big about the boreal
Most Manitobans have been to the boreal, but many are unaware that it’s called that. It’s the place with the pines, spruce and birch trees,…
Join the club! Take a look at some campus student groups
Microbiology club focused on supporting students’ goals For science students looking for a new and invigorating club to join, the undergraduate Microbiology Student’s Club (MiSC)…
Donna Besel’s brave memoir years in the making
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accentuate inequalities in the so-called “developed” world, women’s stories have taken the spotlight. From the inequalities of the workplace to those of household labour and parenting, these stories bring to light the lack of employer and governmental assistance in these matters.
COVID-19 should wake governments up to the potential of climate catastrophe
For decades, the scientific community has gradually issued more pointed warnings about the dangerous impact that our changing climate will have on humankind and the…
Province embraces finest in environmental negligence
Premier Brian Pallister and the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba have issued a request for proposals (RFP) on how to start privatizing Manitoba’s provincial parks….
Deeper knowledge requires diversity in education
Faculty of education associate professor Richard Hechter is currently working on three interrelated projects involving multicultural approaches to science education. The first, funded by an…
A day at Festival du Voyageur
As a lifelong Winnipegger, Festival du Voyageur has been a stomping ground since elementary school. It brings back memories of frigid Winnipeg winters filled with…
Prairie writing contest sees single Manitoban winner
Award-winning author, local Manitoban and U of M alumna Donna Besel is the sole Manitoban to win a prize in the 2019 Prairie Fire Press…