Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive

October 7, 2025 — 
“Funding like this is important because we know through surveys that have been done that many individuals are not able to access oral health-care services,” said Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis, dean of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry.

October 7, 2025 — 
Dr. Meghan Azad, professor of pediatrics and child health at the University of Manitoba and director of Manitoba's Interdisciplinary Lactation Centre, speaks with host Marjorie Dowhos about breastfeeding benefits, environmental impacts and resources for mothers across Manitoba.

October 7, 2025 — 
Increasing the number of Indigenous faculty members at UM requires a strategy to ensure that they are not just hired, but valued and supported, speakers said at a symposium on Sept. 25.  

October 6, 2025 — 
Kayla Austin had little research experience when she enrolled in the bachelor of science in dentistry (B.Sc. (Dent.) program at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry.

October 6, 2025 — 
Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), a new UM study has found, and testing patients’ urine can help to verify their smoking status and assess this risk.

October 3, 2025 — 
Not long after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2017, Charlene Braun started her first leadership role, as a nurse educator at Grace Hospital. At that time the Manitoba health system was in a period of restructuring and consolidation, which inspired her to return to UM and pursue a master’s degree. 

October 1, 2025 — 
While social media didn’t exist when Dr. Patricia Kmet began dental school 42 years ago, she said there were influencers in the form of her professors.

September 30, 2025 — 
It took a long time for Dr. Brittany Penner to become comfortable referring to herself as a survivor of the Sixties Scoop.

September 29, 2025 — 
The community of Misipawistik Cree Nation near Grand Rapids recently honoured an educator and a student from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences for their commitment to a partnership with First Nations communities through a program at the Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC). 

September 29, 2025 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) across both the Bannatyne and Fort Garry campuses.