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School of Art
Spotlight on Research: Professor Grace Nickel Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant
July 23, 2025 —
School of Art professor Grace Nickel, awarded an Insight Grant through the 2024 SSHRC competition.
Students
Meet Sakshi – A Charge Ahead peer mentor
July 22, 2025 —
As we enter the new academic year, I wish all the very best to all incoming and returning UM students. Remember you are not alone, Bisons always are part of a herd. Whenever you need us, we are there support to you, rooting for you from the stands! If you are interested in becoming a peer mentor, Charge Ahead is hiring this fall term.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Asthma research earns UM scientist a nomination to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
July 22, 2025 —
Courtney Marshall, a PhD candidate in the department of immunology at the Max Rady College of Medicine, won three awards at the International Congress of Academic Medicine, including a nomination to attend the Lindau Meeting.
Faculty of Social Work
Social Work scholars awarded grant to support new research on ending carceral practices in helping professions, programs for Black older adults, and displaced Rohingya women.
July 22, 2025 —
Congratulations to our Faculty of Social Work scholars Dr. Christine Mayor, Dr. Blessing Ojembe, and Dr. Ashley Stewart-Tufescu have been awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 2025 Insight Development Grants to support new research on ending carceral practices in helping professions, programs for Black older adults, and displaced Rohingya women.
Alumni
Meet the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for Lifetime Achievement
July 22, 2025 —
Throughout his remarkable career, Rick Duha has exemplified what it means to lead with vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to community.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM community mourns loss of Dr. John Wade, medicine dean emeritus
July 21, 2025 —
Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and dean, Max Rady College of Medicine, and the entire UM medical community are saddened to learn of the passing of a dear colleague, John Wade [MD/60], on July 17, 2025 at age 91.
Research and International
The Conversation: More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
July 21, 2025 —
People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that offer intimate companionship with an AI-powered bot, and they have millions of users.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
#ZeroHIVStigmaDay: UM researchers highlight urgent need to address HIV stigma and care gaps
July 21, 2025 —
This #ZeroHIVStigmaDay, University of Manitoba researchers are working to reduce stigma and improve HIV care through science, collaboration with community, and the lived experience of those affected.
Faculty of Law
Voices from the Naf River
July 18, 2025 —
Dr. Kjell Anderson shares a glimpse of the research he has been doing this summer on the Rohingya Genocide based largely on the accounts of Rohingya survivors.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Clinical health psychology residency program ‘truly outstanding’ at 55 years
July 18, 2025 —
When the University of Manitoba’s clinical health psychology residency program launched during the 1969-70 academic year, there were just two residents and one training site.