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A look at Student Services on Bell Let’s Talk Day

January 29, 2020 — 
Students are well into the winter term and the stress of school is building up.

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OPINION: Beyond borders

January 28, 2020 — 
For a long time now, Winnipeg has been known for its world-class research on infectious diseases. The city is home to the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MMID) at the University of Manitoba. The department works closely with the neighboring National Microbiology Laboratory (NML). The NML is housed in the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health which is Canada’s only level-4 facility and one of the few facilities in North America capable of handling diseases special pathogens such as Ebola.

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Study to test potato product’s effects on chronic kidney disease

January 28, 2020 — 
Manitoba clinical trial will investigate whether supplement derived from raw potatoes has measurable benefit

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New role for longtime dentistry professor

January 28, 2020 — 
Dr. John Perry stood in a hallway in the Dentistry Building where graduating class photos line the walls. He motioned with his hand to show that every student pictured since 1985 he had taught.

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VADA program grad delights in data science

January 27, 2020 — 
It’s not every day that you meet someone as enthusiastic about data science as Marcello Nesca.

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Athlete offers message of resilience to medical students

January 27, 2020 — 
At a recent wellness fair hosted by Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Student Affairs, Winnipeg-based gold medal athlete Carolyn Lindner urged first-year students in the Max Rady College of Medicine to be resilient and be their “own inspiration” during difficult or stressful times.

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UM and University of Nairobi celebrate 40 years of high-impact collaboration

January 24, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba is marking the 40th anniversary of a research partnership with the University of Nairobi that has led to groundbreaking discoveries in the areas of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.

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Photos of the plane crash victims are displayed on a table, with candles lit in front of the photos, at a vigil on Jan. 10, 2020.

From our collective grief, an opportunity to help others

January 24, 2020 — 
Scholarship and fellowship will be established in memory of Manitoba victims of Flight 752

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Upcoming symposium to focus on Indigenous voices in health research

January 21, 2020 — 
Ongomiizwin – Research, part of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing, will host its seventh annual Indigenous Health Research Symposium, “Past, Present, Future: Telling Our Stories” on January 23 and 24 on Bannatyne Campus.

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Martha Donovan awardees ‘exemplify leadership potential’ among women in Rady Faculty

January 21, 2020 — 
Twelve women in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills thanks to a newly established fund

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