Higgs Boson update: What you missed over the summer
This year has been an exciting time in the field of particle physics. A few months ago, scientists in China measured theta-13, a previously unknown…
research
University of Manitoba research: A very quick glance
There have been many interesting and important research studies that have involved the University of Manitoba, as well as people from the university. Some have…
New research grant from feds for Arctic research
Prime Minister Steven Harper recently announced plans for a $142.4 million grant for research to be conducted in Canada’s Arctic region. The multi-million dollar grant…
Statistics and public health
What do the DEMS reports actually mean?
UBC experiment cleared of animal cruelty allegations
Animal rights group calls for more transparency from university’s Animal Care Committee
Science and Technology Briefs
Neutrinos, particle accelerators, and the ozone layer
Cold as ice
U of M facility opens to study melting of polar ice
RE: “Bat out of Hell” (February 1, 2012)
RE: “Bat out of Hell” (February 1, 2012) Individuals need to understand the magnitude of the cascade effects created by a white-nose syndrome pandemic killing…
McGill under fire for corporate-funded asbestos research
MONTREAL (CUP) — The research work of professor John Corbett McDonald, an emeritus professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill,…
Science briefs
Moss at the centre of ice-age?; $4-million donation to the University of Manitoba’s engineering faculty; No one suspects…the butterfly