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Dr. Mario Pinto, Vice-President (Research and International) visits UM researchers and patient cohorts in Nairobi.

Research and International

Sex workers, marginalization and health in Africa

March 27, 2024 — 
UM researchers in Kenya partner with the University of Nairobi to address the spread of infectious diseases among sex worker and sexual minority communities.

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Global public health researcher Leigh McClarty smiling

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Three-time UM alum targets HIV/STI research in Manitoba and globally

February 28, 2022 — 
While borders have largely closed due to COVID-19, Dr. Leigh McClarty has been finishing her post-doctorate in global public health and has continued to look for ways to improve health care

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jamie blanchard

Supporting research into how we age, how we address global health challenges, and how our climate is changing

February 9, 2016 — 
Research funding for new and renewed research chairs – $3.3 million in funding over the next seven years

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Nicki and Bryce Douglas at the alumni event held in Toronto on November 19, 2015

Alumni gather at special reception held in Toronto

November 20, 2015 — 
Nearly 100 University of Manitoba alumni living in the Greater Toronto Area for an evening of stories, music, and one big announcement

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James Blanchard

Program science approach useful in combatting a range of health and social issues

November 17, 2015 — 
Dr. James Blanchard is bridging the health equity gaps by taking a “program science” approach to the problem.

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Research and International

Improving health in India’s poorest regions

February 2, 2015 — 
James Blanchard recalls a recent visit to a small shanty village on the outskirts of Lucknow, the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.

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Claudyne Chevrier

Research and International

CANDID: Q&A with grad student Claudyne Chevrier

January 13, 2015 — 
Her parents are cooler than she is, she likes embarrassing pop, and she finds beauty in imperfections

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a stethoscope wraps around the globe

Research and International

U of M researchers won’t back down from fight against HIV/AIDS

December 1, 2014 — 
December 1 is World AIDS Day

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Lisa Avery and Maryanne Crockett

Community Stories

Keeping mother and babies alive: Life and death in Kenya and India

September 2, 2014 — 
Maryanne Crockett and Lisa Avery of the U of M’s Centre for Global Public Health are making a difference for families on the other side of the world.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

U of M Maternal and Child Health Initiative awarded $21.1 million in funding

June 13, 2014 — 
Project seeks to reduce the number of mothers and infants who die during and immediately after birth

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