Network News News Archive
Indigenous
Morrison, SPAC supporting action against pipelines in North America
March 28, 2018 —
Danielle Morrison has always had a deep connection to the environment. This comes from her upbringing, as her dad was a member of the Midewiwin society – an Indigenous group made up of spiritual advisors and healers. Because of this, she grew up with traditional teachings dealing with the responsibility to protect the water, land and animals.
Faculty of Arts
Catalyzing Change
March 28, 2018 —
10 years and still going, the Feminist and Queer Review (FAQ) is moving toward publishing another issue.
Faculty of Science
Species-specific crop protection
March 28, 2018 —
Mark Belmonte, researcher and associate professor at the University of Manitoba, uses big data and next-generation genetic sequencing to develop crop protection products. One new result is an RNA interference molecule that can stop sclerotinia stem rot.
Price Faculty of Engineering
U of M team creates best way to mine an asteroid, win competition
March 28, 2018 —
Twelve Faculty of Engineering students represented the U of M at the 2018 Canadian Engineering Competition
Students
Tuition 2018 FAQ
March 28, 2018 —
The University plans to recommend to its Board of Governors an increase in tuition in accordance with new government legislation. Here are some frequently asked questions, and their answers.
CIHR changes a name, launches new grants
March 27, 2018 —
CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health is now the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health. This change is effective as of now.
Asper School of Business
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an electric airship!
March 26, 2018 —
A proposal for an electric cargo airship has made it to the second round of a national contest to come up with “the next big thing” that will transform Canada
Asper School of Business
Leading by example
March 26, 2018 —
The student organizers of the fifth annual Howard Morry Leadership Conference say this year’s event, which took place on March 10 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, drew over 125 participants
Faculty of Law
Professor Brenda Gunn: Robson Hall’s resident expert on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
March 23, 2018 —
Associate Professor Brenda Gunn recently appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs to give testimony for a study the committee is conducting on Bill C-262 which would implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.