A lack of atmospheric oxygen helps explain why some of the world’s largest mineral deposits came to rest where they did some 2.7 billion years ago, geological scientist Andrey Bekker and his colleagues report in the November 19th issue of the journal Science.

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Marc Kielburger, co-founder of Free the Children and Me to We, will be at the Asper School of Business today to give an exclusive presentation to students and faculty. [Read more →]

Western Canadian agriculture faces a competitive disadvantage in serving international markets because the crops are grown far from the ports that serve the world. Improvements in logistics and transport help, but if competitors improve as well then no real gain occurs. So Western Canadian agriculture has to coordinate its efforts and focus on total costs to overcome the barriers of distance. [Read more →]

University of Manitoba art history professor Oliver Botar will release his latest book, A Bauhausler in Canada, Andor Weininger in the ‘50s, tomorrow at Gallery One One One, located on the main floor of the Fitzgerald Building on the Fort Garry Campus.

The book explores the Canadian years of Weininger, one of only two artists from the Bauhaus school in Germany to emigrate to Canada after the Second World War. Although prolific during his time in Canada, Weininger struggled for acceptance while here and eventually moved to New York City after only six and a half years.

Botar calls Weininger “one of the most important modernists to settle in Canada after the war.”

The book, which includes hundreds of illustrations, is part of an international series of exhibitions celebrating the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Bauhaus school. The event is also part of the opening of the second stage of the Gallery One One One’s “Border Crossings Study Centre” show.

All are welcome to attend. Admission is free.

What:  Official launch of A Bauhausler in Canada, Andor Weininger in the ‘50s
When:  Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Where:  Gallery One One One, Fitzgerald Building main floor, Fort Garry campus, University of Manitoba

For more information contact Oliver Botar, School of Art, University of Manitoba, 474-9021.

What does treaty governance mean for Canadians and Indigenous Peoples? Indigenous nations never gave up their right to self-government by signing a treaty. Rather, treaties affirmed the rights and responsibilities of all nations to govern in this shared territory. Please join Dr. Kiera Ladner as she shares with the public how we are all treaty peoples in the Bringing Research to Life Speaker Series. [Read more →]

A new program at the University of Manitoba is asking student muralists, musicians, and sculptors to share their talents with the university community.

A Collaboration to Promote Art and Music (CPAM), is a partnership between the University of Manitoba Students’ Union and the University of Manitoba.

“The goal of CPAM is to promote creative student talent on campus, as it is necessary to the artistic and aesthetic environment of the university, and it helps encourage and celebrate student engagement,” says Heather Laube, Vice-President of Student Services, UMSU, who, along with Alan Simms, Associate Vice-President (Administration), is chairing the CPAM committee made up of students, faculty and staff.

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Twenty-five years ago the Black Hole Theatre Company performed the world première of then-faculty member Carol Shields’s play Departures and Arrivals, and this year it will open its season with it on November 17. [Read more →]