Bird’s eye view
As new research demonstrates how an artificially mutated a strain of avian influenza can spread in at unprecedented rates in ferrets — and possibly humans…
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Mates and moustaches
You probably have a pretty good idea about what Movember is, but do you know how it came to be? Let me enlighten you. The…
Movember, A Mo-emoir.
Haven’t been without a beard in more than a decade. My face is furious for thrusting it into this cold bright world unprepared.The wife has…
Movembertainment
Now that Movember is coming to a close, I thought I would search for a few good films where moustaches make the character and therefore…
No mo’? No problem!
No-shave November 2011, more commonly referred to as “Movember,” has finally concluded. As the visionary and captain of the Manitoban’s official Movember team, I would…
A Child’s View from Gaza
In 2009, Susan Johnson never thought the exhibit she had in mind would now be travelling throughout the United States, let alone that there would…
A healthy debate
Earlier this semester, provincial legislation was passed that will grant international students attending university in the province, as well as their dependants, the same healthcare…
HIV breakthrough
A South African husband and wife team have won the first-ever Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for their work on a microbicide gel that significantly reduces the…
Nursing PhDs at the U of M
By September 2012, students who would have had to go out of the province or the country to pursue a doctoral degree in nursing could…
Prostate cancer roundup
Welcome to Movember, the month-long moustache-growing extravaganza raising awareness and money for men’s health issues — especially prostate cancer. Since its beginning in 2003, the…