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The future of aerial vehicles
Seminar highlights alternative transportation to remote communities
UMSU notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Nov. 17. The meeting began with a presentation by Maire McDermott and John Sinclair from University…
U of M wants feedback on sustainability strategy
The University of Manitoba is set to hold a workshop about its sustainability strategy draft on Nov. 24 at the Fort Garry campus. The university…
The Twelve Tribes
During last summer, I spent a lot of time travelling around the city exploring new places. One day I dropped by an organic food store…
U of M one step closer to a more eco-friendly campus
The University of Manitoba sustainability committee recently released a draft of their sustainability strategy, which aims to present an organized vision of a sustainable university,…
U of M gets a C on sustainability report card
The University of Manitoba received an overall grade of C on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, which is published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute….
Your inner shark, tadpole, jellyfish . . .
As a trained paleontologist and professor of anatomy at the University of Chicago, Neil Shubin discovered that by using comparative anatomy he could teach human…
The U of M: a leader in campus (un)sustainability
The direction of grassroots environmental initiatives can be frustrating. It’s all fine and dandy to have “awareness campaigns” and righteously tell students to save their…
U of M scores low on ‘green’ report card, accuracy of score debated
The University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba have scored a C- and C+ respectively on the College Sustainability Report Card. Out of all…