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Astrophysics star landing in Winnipeg this winter

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Astrophysics star landing in Winnipeg this winter

1 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2025

Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is set to deliver an interstellar lecture at the Centennial Concert Hall on Dec. 5.

Titled The Search for Life in the Universe, deGrasse Tyson’s talk blends science with humour while delving into the search for habitable planets, the possibility of intelligent life and what it means for humanity.

“To declare the Earth is the only planet in the universe with life would be inexcusably bigheaded of us,” he writes in a media release.

Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon at centennialconcerthall.com. Prices weren’t announced.

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Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2025
Astrophysics star landing in Winnipeg this winter

Green chemist and musician on fighting climate change

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Green chemist and musician on fighting climate change

Janine LeGal 7 minute read Saturday, Jul. 19, 2025

There’s no shortage of doom and gloom associated with the words “climate change” these days. As a result, many people are stressed out and feeling helpless.

Particularly concerning is that, more than ever, younger people are experiencing considerable distress with environmental anxiety, also known as eco-anxiety or climate anxiety. The Journal of Mental Health and Climate Change, an open-access publication that features interdisciplinary scientific research on mental health and climate change, continues to write extensively on this subject.

While prominent environmental activists, including well-known science broadcaster David Suzuki, paint a bleak picture of the future, many other professionals in various fields are working tirelessly to educate, inspire and fight the good fight for the next generations.

Born and raised in Lynn Lake, Man., Devin Latimer is one of those professionals. The faculty member in chemistry at the University of Winnipeg is also a long-time musician, bass player with local band Leaf Rapids and the Juno award-winning Nathan Music Co.

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Saturday, Jul. 19, 2025

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University of Winnipeg chemistry professor Devin Latimer, is passionate about climate justice and hopeful about the future.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS University of Winnipeg chemistry professor Devin Latimer, is passionate about climate justice and hopeful about the future.