On Monday, December 19, 2011, the first Manitoba-built airship will be unveiled to media and the public.
Built by Buoyant Aircraft Systems International (BASI) and ISO Polar, a non-profit research institute, the unveiling of the large aerial craft is expected to encourage the development of airship technology for sustainable transportation and logistics applications in the North.
The […]

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Gordon “Professor Popsicle” Giesbrecht celebrates twenty-five years of his cold water research with the release of a new DVD that’s free to the public and geared towards saving lives.Giesbrecht, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, is available to tell media about Beyond Cold Water Boot Camp, and parts of the film […]

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On Monday, November 28, 2011, Dr. Shirley Thompson of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba will hold a workshop titled Women’s World Congress - 2011 Mobilization: Gender and Environmental Action Agenda in Winnipeg.
The workshop will examine the current status women’s issues related to environment and natural resources use within indigenous and other […]

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Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, head of the Laboratory for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in the U of M’s Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, once again allows TV cameras into his lab to disprove a myth about the effects of cold weather on the body.
Tonight, as part of a Nature of Things segment on “Myth or […]

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Don’t have tickets to the games? The next best thing may be a remarkable collection of Winnipeg Jets memorabilia that is remaining on display at the University of Manitoba during the next few months.
A donor presented to the University a collection of 741 Jets hockey programs that document Jets home games from December 1975 to […]

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Many fans will be glued to their TV sets tomorrow for the season premiere of the hit series Glee. The show about high school students and staff singing and dancing their way into the hearts of millions has garnered a large following over the past few years, but did you know that the University of […]

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This year, the Alliance Française du Manitoba is partnering with the 6th Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival to promote storytelling and discourse on peace and justice.
The 6th Annual Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival will be held May 11 - 14, 2011, and the Honorary Chair of this year’s festival is Hannah Taylor, founder of The Ladybug Foundation.
For […]

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