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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Respiratory therapy students receive graduate licenses amidst COVID-19
May 4, 2020 —
Third-year students in the respiratory therapy program at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences received active practicing graduate licenses from the Manitoba Association of Registered Respiratory Therapists (MAART) last week after completing their program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faculty of Architecture
Manitoba’s Rent Assist program offers housing solution during COVID-19
May 4, 2020 —
Manitoba’s Rent Assist, a housing allowance program launched in 2014, offers a model that could be the foundation of a national or provincial response to support renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Security and privacy risks with patient portal accounts in US hospitals
May 4, 2020 —
A research team working with Dr. Celine Latulipe in the UM Faculty of Science has found that many American hospitals may be inviting privacy violations by allowing password sharing between patients and their care providers.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pharmacy graduate student to study medications in breast milk
May 4, 2020 —
College of Pharmacy graduate student Uma Yakandawala wants to dig deeper into patient values and preferences when it comes to medications and breast milk.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
New PERKS Council president elected
May 4, 2020 —
Kinesiology major Ava Glesby will lead the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management's student council for 2020-21.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food chemist recognized for outstanding research
May 3, 2020 —
Michael Eskin, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Supelco AOCS (American Oil Chemists Society) Research Award.
The Gerry McDole Professorship Award – call for applications
May 1, 2020 —
The goal of the professorship is to improve the delivery of healthcare services to rural, remote and underserved populations of Manitoba
Well-deserved praise for health care workers
May 1, 2020 —
Dr. Royce Koop, head of political studies in the UM Faculty of Arts, urges us all to praise healthcare workers during the pandemic, as they are "prominent political actors."
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Instructor Supports and Workshops for Remote Learning
May 1, 2020 —
The Centre, in collaboration with the Manitoba Flexible Learning HUB, has developed an array of materials and tutorials to help you prepare for and teach your Summer 2020 remote learning course. Also, check out a listing of upcoming teaching workshops.
Disease expert ‘cautiously optimistic’ about MB relaxing restrictions
April 30, 2020 —
Infectious disease expert Dr. Jason Kindrachuk in the UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is “cautiously optimistic” about the province’s relaxing of restrictions as businesses and recreational areas open up.