Transit-users who chose to go Android over iPhone will be happy to learn of the free new app “Winnipeg Bus Live” created by Winnipegger Ryan Ramchandar. The app allows Android users to track their busses in real-time. “The purpose of the app is to provide real-time bus schedules for bus stops near your location. Traditional [...]
The Manitoban
The Students' Newspaper of the University of Manitoba
Archive for January, 2012
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Crowdsourcing science
Peer review is the way things get done in science. Authors submit write-ups of their experiments to journals for publication. The journals send the articles to independent, unpaid referees who are experts in the field. Referees check that the experiment’s methodology is sound, that the conclusions follow from the data, and provide comments on any [...]
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Time out
The leaders of several top virology labs have agreed to a 60-day halt on research involving new strains of avian influenza that are more transmissible in mammals. The agreement was spearheaded by Ron Fouchier, a Dutch virologist and the lead author of a controversial study on bird flu, currently in press at Science. In December [...]
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Science opinions
Our parents taught us not to talk to strangers and to look both ways before crossing the street — what we should really fear are our deodorants, moisturizers, shampoos and conditioners. Many of the ingredients in our personal care products are toxic components that can cause lasting and harmful side effects, such as infertility, birth [...]
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Under the Norwalk
Depending on the source, somewhere close to one third of the 370 delegates at the 74th Canadian University Press conference fell ill with norovirus (or Norwalk) on Jan. 14 and 15. This is a retelling of the events leading up to that evening. Over the course of a couple days, wide-eyed university press representatives rolled [...]
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UMSU notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on Jan. 26. Michael Safiniuk, chief returning officer for UMSU elections, presented the limits for candidates, and polling stations locations approved by the Campaign and Expense Advisory Committee (CEAC). Polling stations will be located in Armes, Drake Centre, Fletcher Argue, Frank Kennedy, Pembina Hall, University Centre, [...]
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local news briefs
U of M opens new biology labs The University of Manitoba celebrated the completion of renovations to two major facilities in the faculty of science last Friday. The renovations to the Biological Sciences Building and laboratories in the Bueller Building were made possible because of provincial and federal funding provided through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program [...]
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Political Studies Students’ Conference to focus on military intervention
In an effort to promote the discussion of political science on campus, the University of Manitoba Centre for Security and Defence Studies is hosting the 28th annual Political Studies Students’ Conference. This year’s conference will focus on exploring the impact of western military intervention. Alexander Salt, a co-organizer of the conference, explained that organizers wanted [...]
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First Degree Exploration Day to take place
Organizers of the first Degree Exploration Day at the University of Manitoba are hoping to help answer students’ questions about choosing a degree program. The staff of University 1 is organizing this event and every faculty is participating. During the day, students will be able to attend workshops and explore future career options with advisors [...]