A report released this month found a sizeable increase in the unemployment rates among Canada’s youth. The report, entitled Canada’s Vital Signs 2009, from the Community Foundations of Canada, calculated close to a six per cent rise in youth unemployment from January 2008 to today. Young people — defined as those between the ages of [...]
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U of M Prof drawing connection between math and disease control
University of Manitoba professor Abba Gumel and his team of researchers believe they may be able to save millions of lives using math to predict the spread of infectious diseases, such as AIDS, malaria and most recently, H1N1. The team begins with a basic compartmental model, a type of mathematical model used to describe the [...]
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Winnipeg pro-choice and pro-life supporters demonstrate side by side
An unlikely peacefulness reigned over a demonstration attended by both pro-life and pro-choice supporters, each rallying for their cause outside the Women’s Hospital on Notre Dame this past Saturday. “Nobody’s out here to hurt anybody else. We’re just here to do our civic duty according to what our beliefs are. Just because our beliefs don’t [...]
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Students feel safe on campus say UMSU reps
The safety of students attending the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus has been put into questioning since the stabbing of a 23-year old student Tanner Hoplock near the faculty of music building on Oct. 19. In the aftermath of the stabbing, many have asked the question whether or not the campus is safe. The [...]
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Transportation still remains challenge on campus, carpooling valid alternative cable cars scrapped
One of the biggest challenges facing the University of Manitoba is transportation. A large portion of U of M students continue to drive to the Fort Garry campus by themselves. This has many wondering how transportation efficiency at the university can be improved. Currently, post-secondary students in Manitoba are offered a 20 per cent discount [...]
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Senate committee launches study on post-secondary education
OTTAWA (CUP) — Post-secondary education is at the forefront of a new study launched earlier this month by the standing Senate committee on social affairs, science and technology. On Oct. 7, senators held their first round of hearings on Parliament Hill to look into a variety of issues surrounding post-secondary institutions and students in Canada, [...]
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Local Briefs
U of M archives get spooky addition Peter Aykroyd, father of actor Dan Aykroyd from the 1980s film Ghostbusters, announced Oct. 15 that he will donate his research notes and his grandfather’s journals regarding paranormal activity to the University of Manitoba, reported the Winnipeg Free Press. Peter made the announcement in Toronto during his book [...]
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U of M takes part in waste reduction week
Every year in mid October, Canada and the rest of the world will participate in a weeklong event called Waste Reduction Week, promoting waste reduction as well as resource conservation for communities, businesses and schools. This year the event runs from Oct. 19-25. Waste Reduction Week has been going on all over the world for [...]
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U of W gets a new green fleet thanks to energy conservation device
The Center for Sustainable Transportation (CST) at the University of Winnipeg is upgrading the U of W’s transportation services with the addition of OttoView devices. CST is a non-profit organization that is helping to craft transportation that is benefiting the society and the environment, while enhancing mobility. OttoView is a hand held electronic device installed [...]
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Team led by U of M researcher given $300k to study H1N1
Researchers at the U of M have received $300,000 in research funding from the federal government to study the H1N1 flu virus for the next two years. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) one of Canada’s government agencies that allocates medical research funding, has given Dr. Satyendra Sharma and his research team $300,000. Dr. [...]