Breast Cancer Awareness Month is hardly more than a marketing stunt
Corporations should not be given the agency to choose what issues in society are worth funding and which are not.
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Cross-institutional survey reveals urgent need for food security solutions for students
A recent study conducted by Meal Exchange, a charity aimed at tackling food problems on post-secondary campuses, revealed that food insecurity was a serious issue…
Canadian scientist leading research on synthetic compounds to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Is the answer to the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic computer-modelled molecules? Donald Weaver, senior scientist and director at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto, believes it very…
U of M student raises diabetes awareness with new book
University of Manitoba fine arts student Rachel Shead has just published her book Type 1der Woman. The book expounds on Shead’s personal experiences as a…
Mumps on Fort Garry campus
Manitoba health officials are urging University of Manitoba students to take care after a number of students have been diagnosed with mumps. The province’s chief…
Winnipeg needs an evidence-based approach to cycling infrastructure
For cities in western Canada, Calgary seems to have taken the lead on innovative urban planning. After extensive consultation, Calgary moved forward with an innovative…
Finding my way: a cyclist’s journey to the University of Manitoba
Cycling to campus can either be a leisurely experience that keeps you fit or a series of frightening encounters avoiding traffic that regularly outpaces you.
Bike Dungeon shuts its doors
University of Manitoba cyclists are in the lurch after the Bike Dungeon in the Helen Glass Centre closed its doors indefinitely while plans to build…
Recent findings that Harvard research was funded by sugar industry isn’t anything new
Newly revealed documents show that the sugar industry funded research in the 1960s that cast blame for coronary heart disease on fat, with results more…
Rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria the cause of U.N. meeting
In an unusual line of action, the United Nations General Assembly will gather later this month in New York to discuss the recent mass prevalence…