Healthy planet, healthy people News Archive
Sustainability
Waste Watchers: Composition and contamination
March 18, 2024 —
The Office of Sustainability, in collaboration with Operations and Maintenance, is leading a waste composition study for the week of March 18. A team will be collecting a day’s worth of waste from a variety of high-traffic areas around the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses and sorting through everything they find in our garbage, recycling and organics bins.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Health researchers, students an ‘untapped resource’ for workforce crisis
March 12, 2024 —
Canada’s health workforce is in the midst of a crisis caused by a vicious cycle of work overload, burnout and rising attrition, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault told attendees of the 2024 Helen Glass Lecture on March 4.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Student leader with passion for equity wins Hall of Fame award
December 18, 2023 —
Mirha Zohair is the 2023 UM recipient of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for Medical Students.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Launches Indigenous Graduate Fellowship
December 4, 2023 —
New initiative emphasizes the importance of Indigenous perspectives in health research and seeks to create a more inclusive learning environment.
St. John's College
Creating a healthy mind, body, and planet with stories and writing
October 23, 2023 —
Every day, our academics work to create a healthy mind, body, and planet, whether it be with their work with families or creative writing as a way to express mindfulness. We recently sat down with Caroline Piotrowski and Peter Jaeger to discuss their experiences creating a healthy mind, body, and planet with their ongoing research.