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2023 Emerging Leaders Award Winner Highlights – Part 1

July 11, 2023 — 
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Emerging Leader Award.

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Students work with a client at the Physical Therapy Neuro Rehab Clinic at Riverview Health Centre.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Student-led physio clinic offers interprofessional approach

July 10, 2023 — 
This spring, for the first time in 20 years, the College of Rehabilitation Sciences’ student-led Physical Therapy Neuro Rehab Clinic brought in students from three additional health disciplines for a trial run of a more holistic approach to patient care.

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UM Distinguished Visiting Lecturer - Dr. Peter Simcock

Faculty of Social Work

Pushing back against ableism, focusing on capability with Dr. Peter Simcock

July 10, 2023 — 
Highlighting the abilities and contributions of disabled people and older adults ageing with disability can strengthen communities and aid in addressing misconceptions regarding disability. UM Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Peter Simcock, Ph.D., School of Education and Social Work, from Birmingham City University, United Kingdom, will be hosting events related to his research and experience in the physical and sensory disability field. His areas of specialization include social work and sensory impairment, deafness, deafblindness and dual sensory loss as well as working with disabled adults and older people.

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Extended Education

Consider the future of AI and how to work with it

July 10, 2023 — 
This fall, learn about AI and lifelong learning at a series of free webinars offered by UM Extended Education, and understand the possibilities with a micro-certificate to be offered early next year.

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Globe and Mail: The key to fighting ticks? Getting to know them better

July 7, 2023 — 
According to Kateryn Rochon, an associate professor of entomology at the University of Manitoba, there are about 40 species of ticks in Canada, and most of them have a preferred host. Rabbit ticks, for example, are usually found on rabbits, and groundhog ticks on groundhogs.

Information Services and Technology

JUMP is officially retiring July 25, 2023

July 7, 2023 — 
For the past decade, the UM JUMP portal has been used as a channel for internal communications and for student and staff access to applications. IST's project team has now completed a multi-year project to move its applications and content to newer, more secure services such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.

Patient holding a prescription bottle.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy dean, medicine prof spread word on deprescribing

July 7, 2023 — 
"We can do so much with medications to help patients, but we also need to think about when it’s time to reevaluate," says dean of pharmacy.

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Price Faculty of Engineering

UMTIG recognized as research group

July 6, 2023 — 
Urban Mobility and Transportation Informatics Group (UMTIG) is a group focused on excellence in the areas of urban mobility and transportation informatics and bringing high quality results to their partners and clients. Although UMTIG has been an institution on campus since the 1990’s they were recently recognized as a research group by the University of Manitoba. 

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WATCH: Take a tour of UM’s futuristic ‘smart suite’

July 6, 2023 — 
Tour the College of Rehabilitation Sciences' recently developed "smart suite."

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Portrait of Dr. Grant Pierce. In the background is the St. Boniface Hospital logo and it reads "Hopital St-Boniface Hospital, Recherche, Research," and "Foundation."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM distinguished professor in Rady appointed to Order of Canada

July 6, 2023 — 
Dr. Grant Pierce was appointed Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions as a distinguished professor of physiology and pathophysiology at the Max Rady College of Medicine and for identifying the value of foods like flaxseed in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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