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Portrait of Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis.

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Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis reappointed dean of Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry

July 3, 2024 — 
Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is pleased to announce that Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis has been reappointed dean, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2024 for a five-year term.

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Forbes: Canada Monitors Milk For H5N1 Amid Outbreaks In U.S. Dairy Herds

June 28, 2024 — 
Canada Monitors Milk For H5N1 Amid Outbreaks In U.S. Dairy Herds

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Winnipeg Free Press: Researchers aim to end sports environments raising women’s injury risk

June 28, 2024 — 
Researchers aim to end sports environments raising women’s injury risk

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Elder Charlotte Nolin holds up a rose hip.

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Learning from the land with Elder Charlotte Nolin

June 28, 2024 — 
Medicine Garden offers a place for healing and contemplation.

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Estelle Simons smiling at a podium.

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UM pediatric pioneer in immunology and allergy named to Order of Canada

June 27, 2024 — 
Estelle Simons [B.Sc./65, MD/69], professor emerita at the Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, has been named to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours. 

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Illustration of diverse people exercising outdoors

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New international virtual lab aspires to create gender equity in sport and exercise

June 27, 2024 — 
A new virtual lab developed by researchers at the University of Manitoba and the University of Nottingham aims to generate new solutions for gender equity in sport and physical activity.

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Dozens of people join hands and form circles around drummers in the middle.

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Rady Faculty celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day with round dance

June 25, 2024 — 
Drumming and singing filled the air of Brodie Centre atrium on June 21 as dozens of people joined hands in a round dance to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.

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Research and International News

UM researcher awarded funding from Research Manitoba and the Alzheimer’s Society Research Program

June 24, 2024 — 
Dr. Jillian Stobart from the College of Pharmacy has been awarded the Alzheimer Society Research Program New Investigator Grant of $200,000, over four years, from the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Research Manitoba.

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Four young women wearing different-coloured t-shirts perform movement exercises inside a church.

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Students lead wellness workshop for Parkinson’s community

June 24, 2024 — 
An interprofessional group of Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students led a workshop recently for more than 40 people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners.  

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a red heart held in a person's hands

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Winnipeg Free Press: A heart-racing experience

June 23, 2024 — 
A heart-racing experience

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