Office of Sustainability News Archive
Op-ed: I like to ride my bicycle
September 26, 2016 —
The bikes-versus-cars story is an unfortunate one. How can Winnipeggers dislike cyclists yet encourage our children to learn to ride bikes?
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Go ride a bike
June 24, 2016 —
The main event of Bike Week is Bike to Work Day, taking place on Friday, June 24
Rethinking stink about antibiotics in manure
June 15, 2016 —
Antibiotics and manure. You probably don’t think of them at the same time. But across North America, manure and antibiotics often share the same pile.
Live Well @ Work celebrates faculty and staff health and wellness
June 13, 2016 —
Over 25 health and wellness events have been planned for faculty and staff at Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses
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Commuter Challenge 2016
June 8, 2016 —
On the road to sustainability, the U of M has lots of fun events and prizes for participating
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In a nutshell: Commuting to the U of M
June 7, 2016 —
Breaking down how the U of M community gets to campus: did you know 442 buses arrive on campus every day?
Bee squad brings ‘A’ game to competition
May 18, 2016 —
Competition challenged participants to create a bee house for 80-100 solitary nesting bees, a species under threat from habitat loss
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Wpg Sun: University of Manitoba buzzing about bee house design competition
April 27, 2016 —
Have you ever wanted to design a house but thought it might be too much to do?
Our home on planet Earth: Why it’s time to return to the local
April 22, 2016 —
"We have been encouraged to think that the central ecological challenge of our time is global warming. But climate change is an 'effect' driven by two primary underlying 'causes' that no one really wants to talk about."
Student’s research helps guide U of M to partner with FortWhyte on wood duck conservation project
April 18, 2016 —
The U of M became the first post-secondary institution to partner with FortWhyte on the Wood Duck Nest Box Project.