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Members of ICE 2017-2018: (left to right) Ashley Daniels, Brendan Wood, Taylor Morriseau, Charlene Hallett, Carly McLellan, Tyler Koswin, Brandon Wozniak, Laura Forsythe, Gabrielle Wilson, Gillian McIvor.

Indigenous Circle of Empowerment now accepting applications

August 22, 2018 — 
'Being a part of ICE has been an amazing experience'

Alex Kitt (left) and Michael Kehler have each been awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships

Introducing the next generation of technology innovators

August 21, 2018 — 
Two incoming U of M students have each been awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Building community for women in agriculture

August 20, 2018 — 
Female students and professionals in the agri-food sector are matched for a series of fun events focused on career development and community-building

Associate Professor CJ Mundy onboard the R/V William Kennedy

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Waiting out the storm – A short reflection aboard a small research vessel in northern Hudson Bay

August 20, 2018 — 
A short reflection aboard a small research vessel in northern Hudson Bay

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Falun Dafa the fifth exercise, meditation // Photo: longtrekhome, Pixabay

Cold Genocide: Falun Gong in China

August 14, 2018 — 
Social work professor Maria Cheung and alumnus David Matas, international human rights lawyer, have written one of the most impactful articles on a genocide currently taking place that few talk -- or even know -- about  

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Demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington, D.C., during the influenza pandemic of 1918 // Photo: Library of Congress

U of M researchers decode the Spanish Flu, advance in microbial ‘arms race’

August 14, 2018 — 
They found that the Spanish Flu, unlike other flu viruses, induced specific and unique changes early in infection

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a balck and white image of a child's smile

Tooth decay, diabetes and sleep apnea: three U of M research projects recently funded by CIHR

August 14, 2018 — 
It will allow dedicated researchers to advance the science that will benefit the entire population

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water wetland reeds

Saving our wetlands

August 13, 2018 — 
Soil science professor David Lobb is part of a “dream team of investigators” looking into a project of critical importance to the Canadian landscape

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Canadian money. // Photo: KMR Photography/flickr

Op-Ed: Ontario’s basic income cut should bother Canadians

August 9, 2018 — 
'Canada has a problem with money — specifically, who has it and who doesn’t'

train tracks // pixabay

Wpg Free Press: Time to think big picture on Churchill rail line

August 9, 2018 — 
If the owners cannot earn enough revenue to maintain the infrastructure in a safe operating condition, it makes no economic sense to fix a highly depreciated railway.

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