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Dr. Zulma Rueda smiling at the camera in her lab.

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CTV Winnipeg: Manitoba researchers working to put end to HIV stigma

July 22, 2025 — 
Manitoba researchers working to put end to HIV stigma

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UM researcher, Courtney Marshall in a lab wearing a white lab coat and holding a lab apparatus while smiling at the camera.

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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.

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Dr. John Wade in the Brodie Centre atrium.

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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.

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Dr. Zulma Rueda smiling at the camera in her lab.

CTV Morning Live: Fighting HIV stigma

July 21, 2025 — 
Dr. Zulma Rueda, Canada Research Chair in sexually transmitted infection – resistance and control at the Max Rady College of Medicine speaks to CTV Morning Live about how her team is tackling record-high HIV rates and stigma through community-led, Manitoba-made research.

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Dr. Zulma Rueda smiling at the camera in her lab.

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#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.

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Two people stand behind a podium on a small stage. One speaks into a microphone. On a screen behind them text reads: "Welcome to the Department of Clinical Health Psychology Residency Program 55th Anniversary Celebration. Max Rady College of Medicine. Rady Faculty of Health Sciences." Dozens of people sit at round tables in the crowd.

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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.

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Dr. Moni Fricke with an artwork by Jackson Beardy from Garden Hill First Nation.

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Educating for Equity

July 18, 2025 — 
Thirty years ago, when Moni Fricke [BMRPT/87, M.Sc./98, PhD/16] took a position as a physiotherapist in northern Manitoba, it was a decision that greatly influenced her life and career.

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Dr. Chudyk sitting in front of her computer podcast setup, smiling at the camera.

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Evolving Engagement

July 17, 2025 — 
When Dr. Anna Chudyk collaborates with patients and caregivers in health research, her key goal is to ensure that their voices are heard and their priorities respected.

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Dr. Joanne Maier speaking at a podium with government officials behind her.

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Manitoba Government Training More Doctors in Westman, for Westman

July 16, 2025 — 
The Manitoba government announced July 16 it is adding 10 new doctor training seats in Brandon and renovating Brandon University (BU) Brodie Science Centre to put more students on a career path to medicine in the Westman region, Premier Wab Kinew, Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara, and Advanced Education and Training Minister Renée Cable announced here today.

Illustration of mpox virus.

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CBC Manitoba: University of Manitoba researcher concerned about Mpox mutation

July 16, 2025 — 
University of Manitoba researcher concerned about Mpox mutation

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