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Deserts within our urban food system

February 22, 2018 — 
Accessibility of nutritious food in some Winnipeg neighbourhoods a challenge

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WHKY_ Alanna Sharman (24)-Oct 13_(2017-18)_1AW_02684, in game action, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Jeff and Tara Miller For Bison Sports

Top of their game

February 20, 2018 — 
Never before has the Bison women’s hockey team started their playoff run as the number one ranked team in the country

Carp in Lake Winnipeg may have ingested microplastic particles

Microplastics found inside fish from Lake Winnipeg

February 16, 2018 — 
'This will be an issue that is around for some time simply due to how long it takes plastics to degrade'

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Vaughn Karpan (#19) competes against Russia at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. //Photo from the Canadian Olympic Committee.

No Olympics, hockey career, without U of M

February 15, 2018 — 
He’s scouted some of the most recognized faces in the NHL. But long before he began his career off the ice, Vaughn Karpan [BA/85] was making a name for himself on the ice at the U of M’s Max Bell Centre

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(L-R) Dr. Jacky Baltes at the opening ceremonies for the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary; Venla Hovi brings her Bison pride, and gloves, to the ice in Pyeongchang. // Photo by @VenlaHovi on Twitter.

Olympians among us

February 13, 2018 — 
Venla Hovi and Professor Jacky Baltes are two Olympic athletes who call the U of M home

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The Emergent BioSolutions building in SmartPark at the U of M

At war against the most toxic agents on Earth

January 26, 2018 — 
Noted U of M alumna making a difference in people's lives around the world

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Savannah Sparrow // Photo: Paulson Des Brisay

Canadian songbirds forced to change their tunes

January 24, 2018 — 
Some Canadian songbirds have to change their tunes because noise pollution from things like oil and gas drilling equipment otherwise drowns out important parts of their songs, U of M researchers have found

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Winnipeg transit map

Opportunities for Winnipeg

January 23, 2018 — 
Former Chief Planner of the City of Toronto will deliver her free, public lecture to discuss how Winnipeg can adapt already built areas to accommodate changes like rapid transit

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Armida falls in love with Rinaldo. Painting by Nicolas Poussin

Op-ed: Beyond consenting, women actually want to enjoy sex

January 22, 2018 — 
We need a new model for consent. And there is reason to believe a new model of consent is indeed emerging

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WINNIPEG, MB - MBB vs Wesmen December 1: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Bison Sports

Bisons looking for 5th consecutive title against crosstown rivals

January 16, 2018 — 
Both Bison basketball teams are charging toward post-season play

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