Editor’s Picks News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Global clinical trial to test blood thinner on COVID-19 patients led by UM and UHN
May 12, 2020 —
A large-scale international clinical trial to test whether the blood thinner heparin can help improve survival for COVID-19 patients launches this week, led by clinician-scientists from the University of Manitoba and the University Health Network.
Bisons Kelsey Wog named Canada West Female Athlete of the Year
May 7, 2020 —
The best of Canada West were announced Thursday morning, as UM's Kelsey Wog and Saskatchewan's Taran Kozun were named the 2019-20 CW Athletes of the Year.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Community connection in the time of COVID-19
May 4, 2020 —
With the world in lockdown, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management students and alumni are using ingenuity to help and inspire.
Aging adults’ experience during COVID-19
April 22, 2020 —
This collaborative research project will examine the experiences of older adults during the coronavirus pandemic, exploring how they cope, the impacts on their physical and mental health, and changes to how they access health-care services.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Researcher aims to promote diversity as member of global academy
April 21, 2020 —
Dr. Janilyn Arsenio, who studies immune cells in her lab and promotes diversity in science, has been selected for membership in a prestigious worldwide organization.
Tools and tips for working remotely
April 15, 2020 —
It’s a substantial transition from days spent on campus to setting up an office in your dining room, but with the right technology and some inventive workarounds, doing your job from home can be a successful experience
The Inspiration Within
April 3, 2020 —
To pay it forward, to invest in Manitoba, to solve global injustices—hear why donors took their place Front and Centre.
The Gratitude Issue
April 3, 2020 —
As we wrap the Front and Centre campaign, we celebrate the stories of impact on our campuses and around the world. See the people—and the passion—behind the transformative gifts, and how they’re changing everything for students, researchers and the communities we partner with.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Flattening the Curve: UM researchers launch province’s first clinical trial to combat COVID-19
March 25, 2020 —
Manitoba’s first clinical trial to test whether a malaria drug can prevent people from contracting COVID-19 is being led by a team at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, and today it begins recruiting volunteers to participate in the study
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CIHR supports UM researchers in quest to curtail rheumatoid arthritis in Indigenous populations
March 18, 2020 —
A Rady Faculty of Health Sciences research team was awarded $1.6 million dollars from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a multipronged project focused on rheumatoid arthritis in First Nations people that will include a clinical trial to see whether the combination of turmeric, omega-3 and vitamin D can reduce the risk of the autoimmune disease