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Contribute to UM’s new community mural

April 5, 2024 — 
Share your words, ideas, your vision for the future, to contribute to this inspirational community art project.

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Dr. Laura Bowler stands in a hallway at the University of Manitoba.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Data equity specialist aims for justice in health research

April 1, 2024 — 
Dr. Laura Bowler is the first person to hold the position of data equity specialist at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP), a research unit in the Max Rady College of Medicine.

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young adult and older adult reading together

Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Connecting older adults with student companions

April 1, 2024 — 
A new program aims to connect caregivers of adults within the UM community with students offering support through companionship services. The Adult Companionship Services (ACS) Directory, launched by Family Resources in collaboration with the Centre on Aging and the UM Age-friendly University Committee, will serve as a centralized hub to locate companionship service providers and post job opportunities.

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A respiratory therapy student performing an endotracheal intubation on a mannequin.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Respiratory therapy to double intake this fall

March 31, 2024 — 
The respiratory therapy program at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will double its class size this fall to address an identified need for respiratory therapists in Manitoba.

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Funding paves way for drug discovery platform for heart research at UM

March 25, 2024 — 
A project led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba has received $3.9 million in federal and provincial funding to develop lab infrastructure dedicated to studying heart disease in women.

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Putting a bow on a historical mystery

March 25, 2024 — 
Violinist and UM grad, Gregory Lewis, takes charge of a rare Gagliano violin with ties to an interesting musical past

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Students

DNA in water research

March 22, 2024 — 
On World Water Day 2024, discover the vital research of Miguel Uyaguari, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba.

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Reclaimed wood Sustainability Award plaques on display.

Sustainability

UM Sustainability Awards: Nominate someone today!

March 20, 2024 — 
Do you have a co-worker, faculty member or student who shows leadership, creativity and dedication to sustainability on campus? If so, nominate them for a 2024 UM Sustainability Award.

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three minute thesis final graphic

Faculty of Graduate Studies

2024 UM Three Minute Thesis Finalists Announced

March 14, 2024 — 
Meet the 2024 3MT© finalists

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UM Faculty of Science student Reem Elmahi (right) in the House of Commons.

Ottawa’s 1834 Fellowship develops Black civic leaders

February 5, 2024 — 
UM student Reem Elmahi was selected as one of 20 high-potential youth for the prestigious summit

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