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Open studio: Atmospheric Resonance

July 22, 2016 — 
Art show, one night only

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Free Press/Sun: Crime up in 2015: police, experts weigh in on why

July 21, 2016 — 
Two sociologists weigh in

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Associate Professor Neil McArthur created the Fringe show called Let Me Freeze Your Head.

Head to the Fringe

July 14, 2016 — 
Associate Professor Neil McArthur got the idea for his Fringe Fest show after a trip to Los Angeles. He had an opportunity to meet with people who were leaders in the cryonics movement

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J. M. W. Turner's representation of the mass murder of slaves, inspired by the Zong killings

Professor finds and publishes lost 233-year-old letter condemning slave massacre

July 14, 2016 — 
For 233 years the true sentiments of Britain's leading abolitionist were lost, until a University of Manitoba professor accidentally came across them in the British Library

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Sun: Winnipeg cops saddened by Dallas tragedy

July 11, 2016 — 
Criminologist Frank Cormier provides much insight

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A Ponzo illusion

Looking without Perceiving, new study on autism spectrum disorder

July 7, 2016 — 
Graduate student Tiffany Carther-Krone and professor Jonathan Marotta have shed new light on how people with autism spectrum disorders view their surrounding environment

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Senate chambers

Op-ed: Senate obstruction makes for healthy democracy

July 5, 2016 — 
Perhaps it’s time for Canadians to consider the virtues of gridlock and the checks it necessarily imposes on governments

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Op-Ed: The U.K. a house divided over Europe

June 29, 2016 — 
Thursday’s Brexit vote was fuelled, in part, by long-term skepticism and populist resentment about what Europe was seen to be doing for Britain

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CBC, Global: Winnipeg police show off new armoured vehicle

June 23, 2016 — 
Criminology professor Frank Cormier shares his insights about the WPS' new armoured vehicle

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Free Press: Grim financial world grist for Hollywood’s mill

June 23, 2016 — 
English, Theatre and Film department head, Brenda Austin-Smith analyses the rise of financial corruption in film

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