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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
One year since Manitoba’s first COVID-19 vaccine given on Bannatyne campus : News
December 17, 2021 — More than 2.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given to Manitobans over the past year, and it all started on the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus
CBC: Manitoba kids under age of 6 part of clinical trial for Moderna’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine : UM in the News
December 17, 2021 — Roughly 20 Manitoba kids involved in study to see how pediatric vaccine works in children as young as 6 months
Faculty of Architecture News
Meet Royce O’Toole 2021 RAIC Student Medal Winner : Network News
December 17, 2021 — Meet Royce O'Toole, 2021 recipient of the RAIC Student Medal.
Faculty of Law News
Running down a dream – of law school : Network News
December 16, 2021 — Since being appointed Dean of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law on July 1, 2021, Dr. Richard Jochelson has been working non-stop to chip away at the iceberg-sized pile of much-needed upgrades to be made at Western Canada’s oldest law school. His efforts are already yielding significant results after nearly six months, especially in curriculum upgrades, addressing Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #28, expanding externship and clinical opportunities, hiring much-needed faculty and staff, and deepening relationships between the Faculty and the broader legal community. It’s hard to think of where the Faculty might be today if he had pursued a Master’s in Zoology instead of Law.
Filming on Fort Garry campus from Dec. 17-23 : Campus News
December 16, 2021 — Please be aware of action sequences that include stunts, car crashes and simulated gunfire
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
UM researchers investigate why being on a ventilator can damage organs : Network News
December 16, 2021 — A UM research team is examining how being on a ventilator affects a patient’s vascular (circulatory) system, and how those effects may be connected to organ damage beyond the lungs.
Flag lowered in honour of Dr. Larry Michael Jordan : Network News
December 16, 2021 — Flag lowered Dec. 17, 2021
College of Nursing will receive long-term funding to expand nursing seats : News
December 15, 2021 — Investment of $4.3 million will help the College expand, creating 120 new seats in the nursing program.
Alumni News
Grave of UM Aggie, Great War Casualty, Identified in France : Network News
December 15, 2021 — On Nov. 16, 2021, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission confirmed the grave of University of Manitoba Agriculture student, Lance Corporal Morgan Jenkins in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery near Haucourt, France.
Alumni News
Top Alumni Instagram picks of 2021 : Network News
December 15, 2021 — From inspiring new grads, to world-class research and Olympic champions, here are our top Instagram posts of 2021.





