Elijah Harper, one of the strongest voices of Indigenous peoples, died suddenly this morning, May 17, 2013, as a result of heart failure, a complication due to diabetes. He was only 64 years old.
“On behalf of the entire University of Manitoba community, I express deep sadness at the passing of a great leader and Indigenous […]

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University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor David Barnard says that although he is disappointed the provincial government was unable to fulfill its previous commitment to increase university funding by five per cent in Budget 2013, he appreciated that it avoided cuts implemented in other jurisdictions.
“We recognize our province is facing fiscal pressures and we appreciate […]

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Cancer is now the leading cause of death in Canada and infections are still a significant cause of death and suffering. It is becoming increasingly clear that infections cause many cancers with 20 per cent of cancers worldwide are caused by preventable or treatable infections such as H. pylori, the human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis […]

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At a recent auction of civil war memorabilia halfway around the world from us in South Yarra, Australia, thirteen items known as cartes de visite were for sale. They were part of a collection that included a folding moustache comb and a Spenser repeating carbine machine gun.
But some of these cartes de visite at auction […]

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Does the rise of China mean the decline of the West?
The next session of the award-winning Visionary Conversations series at the University of Manitoba is titled Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Does the Rise of China Mean the Decline of the West?
Visionary Conversations is an engaging, interactive speaker series that brings together our world-class minds to […]

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The Co-Chairs of the 2013 University of Manitoba Political Studies Students’ Conference (PSSC) are pleased to announce its 29th forum on politics, defence and security. This year’s conference is entitled: “Canada and NATO After Afghanistan.”
General Ray Henault (ret), former Chief of Defense staff and former Chair of the NATO Defence Committee, will deliver the opening […]

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