Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive

November 20, 2025 — 
Most people wouldn’t think of art to address chronic illness. But for Jen Sebring, a PhD candidate at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, art became a powerful and thought-provoking tool to better understand and support those with chronic health conditions and disabilities. 

November 19, 2025 — 
Dr. Sonia Udod, associate professor of nursing at the University of Manitoba, agreed there’s "good and bad" in the announcement. "Who will take care of the patients when there are no nurses to take over?" Udod said. "I'm not sure how that’s going to happen."

November 18, 2025 — 
A Manitoban physician is leading the way across Canada in working towards getting everyone proper medical care, including those who have been discriminated against in the past.  On top of being a physician, Dr. Jayson Stoffman (director, PGME academic curriculum; chair, PGME academic curriculum committee) is the program director for the pediatric residency program at the University of Manitoba. 

November 18, 2025 — 
Mariel Guarang is interested in becoming a nurse, so she signed up for the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days in Health Sciences held on the UM Bannatyne campus on November 13. 

November 18, 2025 — 
On November 5, the University of Manitoba hosted its annual Emeriti event at the SmartPark Innovation Hub, recognizing members of our community who have been awarded the title of Emeritus or Emerita.

November 17, 2025 — 
A University of Manitoba PhD candidate with a dramatic life story has been awarded the Mitacs Innovation Award for co-inventing an aspiring new drug candidate for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, announced Monday.

November 17, 2025 — 
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.

November 12, 2025 — 
New graduates from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine celebrated at fall convocation Nov. 6 at Bannatyne campus. 

November 10, 2025 — 
Women’s health continues to be negatively affected by the fact that most medical research is conducted on men, experts said at a recent UM symposium.

November 6, 2025 — 
CBC's Faith Fundal spoke with Dr. Devon Evans, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UM, who is calling on the government to treat endometriosis as a national problem.