WINNIPEG — Jay Whetter and I sat before the ancient portal, like Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon did 102 years before at the mouth of an Egyptian tomb. “I wonder what’s on it. Do you have a sense of what it could be?” I’d like Whetter to have said that at that moment of revelation. […] Read more
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VIDEO: Father of canola leaves legacy of green and gold
The University of Manitoba has collected extensive archives remembering the researcher who helped develop the crop
Every day, thousands of people pass the Baldur Stefansson bust in the centre of the University of Manitoba’s main campus. The U of M is extremely proud of the renowned crop developer, known jointly with Keith Downey as the “father of canola.” His bust was the very first to be placed at Innovation Plaza, facing […] Read more
