Manitoba Bison hockey player Caitlin MacDonald is racking up the honours lately, with another one handed her way Wednesday.
The 17-year-old defenceman was named 2009-10 CIS Women’s Hockey Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Canadian. It’s the first time in Bison history that both honours have been awarded to a single player.
“Caitlin has had a [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
An Environmental Career Fair to assist graduate students, new grads, undergrads and high school students takes place today at the University of Manitoba.
Between 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., a variety of exhibitors will be available to answer questions and share information about their companies. The fair will showcase the wide variety of [...]

For the second time in her four years as an athlete at the U of M, Manitoba Bison volleyball player Ashley Voth has been named as a CIS First Team All-Canadian for 2009-10. Voth first received the honour for 2007-08.
The 21-year-old Winnipeg native has been one of the top players in the country the entire [...]

It’s been a great week so far for the Manitoba Bison women’s team with the announcement of defenceman Caitlin MacDonald named to Team Canada’s Women’s Hockey Under-18 Team. The 17-year-old was also named Canada West Rookie of the Year. Her coach, Jon Rempel, only had positive things to say of the 5′7″ Winnipeg native.
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Posted by Brian Schultz
A rookie Manitoba Bison defenceman has been named to Team Canada’s Women’s Hockey Under-18 Team.
Hockey Canada announced Monday the addition of Caitlin MacDonald (right) — a first year Bison from Winnipeg who will play at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship.
Bison 2010-11 recruit, defenceman Brigitte Lacquette, was also named to the [...]

Posted by David Klassen

Two free public lectures this week at the University of Manitoba will take a look into the life of Leon Layson — a factory worker on “Schindler’s List.”
Leyson was 10-years-old and living with his family in Krakow, Poland, when Germany invaded the country in 1939; soon after the Nazi’s forced [...]

The Manitoba Bison women’s volleyball team is set to host the CIS Championship this weekend. Usually, the highest ranked team in the conference would play host, but because of the Olympics and the congestion in the city of Vancouver, the UBC Thunderbirds will travel to Winnipeg.
Head coach Ken Bentley commended the abilities of Sam Loewen [...]

After Alberta put the boots to the Manitoba Bison women’s hockey team last weekend with two wins in a row, the Bisons hope to make it a better start when they head into playoffs at home.
Head coach Jon Rempel admits the team hasn’t been playing its best lately, but says consistency is key and each [...]

Posted by David Klassen

Those wanting to get a sense of what medical school is like, but may not have the bank account to fund it, can get an idea at several lectures coming up in March.
The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Medicine will host its third annual Mini Medical School during six lectures taking place [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
A free public presentation will be given tonight on how to handle phosphorus in Manitoba based on our unique landscape, climate and soils.
University of Manitoba researcher and professor Don Flaten will lead the discussion, tackling the issue of too much phosphorus creating algae blooms like those in Lake Winnipeg. Phosphorus is critical to [...]

The Manitoba Bison men’s swim team finished their CIS Championship weekend in Toronto with rookie Riley Pickerl finishing fifth in the 1500-metre freestyle.
Pickerl has been an all-star this season and proved to be worthy of the title again by posting a new Bison record of 15:39.89 in the 1500-metre race and broke his own record [...]

The University of Manitoba Bison women’s hockey team is set for a weekend of action at Max Bell Arena as they get set to battle the Alberta Pandas beginning tonight.
Alberta is ranked third in Canada West standings, with the Bisons sitting in sixth. Both teams are looking for a pair of strong wins heading into [...]