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Rapid research, rapid results: How the CHILD Cohort Study is tracking the pandemic’s impact on Canadian families

November 5, 2020 — 
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives, Dr. Meghan Azad became one of the lead investigators in a national research study designed to track the ways in which early-life environmental, physical, and social factors can shape health.

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Forbes: Why Early Wins Over Covid-19 Do Not Mean Victory: Canada’s Cautionary Tale

November 5, 2020 — 
Jason Kindrachuk, Canada Research Chair in molecular pathogenesis of emerging & re-emerging viruses, explains

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Discovery Days in Health Sciences goes online

November 4, 2020 — 
Although the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days in Health Sciences was held virtually this year due to COVID-19, the curiosity and enthusiasm shown by high school students interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences remained the same.

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PINE (formerly ANCI) file photo

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Bear medicine at core of Indigenous nursing pathway

November 3, 2020 — 
When the committee behind the College of Nursing’s Aboriginal Nursing Cohort Initiative (ANCI) decided it had outgrown its name, the group looked for a symbol to reflect the healing, strength and courage that are at the program’s core of providing support to Indigenous students interested in attaining a degree in nursing.

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An Indigenous woman brushes her baby's teeth.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

UM partners with Indigenous communities to reduce kids’ tooth decay

November 2, 2020 — 
A research project that will strive to reduce the high rate of early childhood tooth decay among First Nations and Métis children in Manitoba has been awarded a grant of nearly $1.5 million

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Max Sandred, Faculty of Architecture, won in the Creative Works category for his poster project 'Theatres of architectural imagination.'

Research and International News

Making research accessible to a broader audience

November 2, 2020 — 
Students demonstrate knowledge translation skills in Undergraduate Research Poster Competition

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Lucile Jeusset at a computer

Faculty of Graduate Studies News

UM finalist moves on to French thesis competition final

November 2, 2020 — 
UM students have presented their research in the fast-paced Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions for years, but 2020 is the first year UM held a Manitoba competition entirely in French

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Wpg Free Press: Doctors call for provincewide lockdown

October 30, 2020 — 
UM professors pen open letter with their colleagues

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News

Med student recognized for family med research project

October 28, 2020 — 
A fourth-year medical student at the Max Rady College of Medicine has received an award for his research looking at community-based treatment and care for people with substance use disorders.

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Canadian Cardiovascular Society honours Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum

October 26, 2020 — 
A University of Manitoba Rady Faculty of Health Sciences professor/St Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre researcher was awarded with the 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Research Achievement Award.

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