To celebrate National Nursing Week from May 9 till May 15, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Nursing will unveil a long-awaited video game.
The game was developed by professor Roberta Woodgate, with funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research. Woodgate’s research finds ways to improve the quality of life for children diagnosed with cancer. […]

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History professor Gerry Bowler, a recognized Christmas expert and author of the popular book Santa Claus: A Biography, is currently featured in a series of Christmas-themed videos that can be found on the University of Manitoba’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/umanitoba).
Bowler discusses the origin of Santa’s iconic image and whether Coca-Cola had anything to do with it. […]

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 Is the founder of Wikileaks doing more harm than good?
George MacLean, head of the department of political studies at the University of Manitoba, weighs in on what’s at the core of the Wikileaks issue with a short video commentary.
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For more information, contact George MacLean, […]

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Phil Hultin, a professor of chemistry at the University of Manitoba, explains how road salt, which is essentially table salt, melts ice.
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For more information contact Sean Moore, public affairs, University of Manitoba, 204-474-7963 (sean_moore@umanitoba.ca).

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For the fourth consecutive year, a team of students from the University of Manitoba took part in the American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) Product Development Competition held in Savannah, Georgia and walked away with a top prize.
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The team, led by food science […]

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University of Manitoba business professor and researcher Hari Bapuji discusses product recalls.
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Rick Mercer reconnected with professor Gordon Giesbrecht from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management to look at how to escape from a car sinking in water.
In summary: Seatbelts. Window. Children. Out.

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