James Janzen
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Neutrons go cold, put university on map
Ever wonder what you could do with a jar of neutrons unbound from their proton partners? University of Winnipeg physics professor Jeff Martin wonders every day and has been given millions of dollars to show the world just how cool an ultracold neutron is.
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There are no slumdog millionaires here
KAMPALA, UGANDA – After spending the last two months working in one of Kampala’s largest and poorest slums I can’t say I’ve seen much I didn’t expect. It has been a personally rewarding, emotionally taxing and incredibly human experience – but that was anticipated.
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A Canada you can believe in
Last week I had the opportunity to make my way down to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of the new president. In the whirlwind of long lines and security checkpoints, surrounded by ecstatic crowds and vendors hawking everything from Obama track suits to condoms (“The real stimulus package!”), I could not help but have thoughts about the lackluster state of politics in my own country.