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UMSU council approves renovations to IQ’s
On July 12, UMSU approved renovations to IQs. The renovations will include improvements to flooring, the placement of products, and to lighting fixtures. They also include changes to improve accessibility to IQs for those with disabilities.
UMSU also approved the purchase of a new ice machine for IQs, for the purpose of making specialty coffee drinks.
Other topics that were discussed during the meeting included regular reports and the details of orientation.
U of M climate change research project receives $1.6M from province
The Manitoba Research Innovation Fund has committed $1.6-million in support of a U of M research project examining climate change patterns in the arctic, according to a statement released by the U of M.
The project, titled the Circumpolar Flaw Lead System (CFL), brings together more than 200 researchers from 16 countries worldwide, and is an attempt to study global climate change has on the arctic.
The focus of the research will be on the ‘flaw lead’ system. This occurs when the central Arctic ice pack drifts away from coastal ice, leaving areas of open water. Flaw leads are what many consider the arctic will look like in the future.
Researchers will be looking for an understanding of how the flaw lead system works and what the future effect on the Arctic will be.
U of M students bring home trophy from robot competition
Miniature robots designed by a group of U of M computer science students recently took home a third place trophy from RoboCup 2007, which took place in Atlanta, Ga.
The microbots placed third by doing well in two of the three events used to judge the robots. The events were application uses of the robots.
Rechargeable watch batteries powered the robots. The Citizen Watch Company donated the robots to the U of M.
