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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty

November 21, 2025 — 
The annual Graduate Studies Open House on UM’s Bannatyne campus explored graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Jen Sebring looks at a digital display showing a collage of participant-created artwork.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Turning illness into art: PhD student uses art to transform chronic care

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. 

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Women must be equitably included in health research, WISDOM speakers say

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.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Early-career Rady researchers awarded New Investigator grants

November 4, 2025 — 
Five assistant professors from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are among 24 researchers who have received a total of nearly $1.8 million in New Investigator Operating Grants from Research Manitoba. 

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

AI-powered health data research by Rady PhD student aims to improve patient outcomes and privacy

October 8, 2025 — 
Barret Monchka, a PhD student at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is advancing data linkage using artificial intelligence and improving patient data protection.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady symposium explores recruitment, retention of Indigenous faculty 

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.  

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Faculty marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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.

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Anna Binto Diallo, one the 2023 Merit Award recipients, with President Michael Benarroch and Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Diane Hiebert-Murphy at the 2024 Faculty Recognition Reception.

Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Celebrating the Merit Award recipients of 2024

September 10, 2025 — 
The Merit Awards recognize excellence in teaching, research, scholarly and creative work, service, and include a special category dedicated to Indigenous Achievement. Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2024 Merit Awards.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Meet Dr. Josée Lavoie, new dean at the College of Community and Global Health

August 28, 2025 — 
Dr. Josée Lavoie, a professor of community health sciences in the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, has been appointed the inaugural dean of the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH).

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Cover of Summer 2025 issue of RadyUM magazine, showing Audrey Henderson and Margaret Hart.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New issue of RadyUM highlights ‘Rehab Reconciliation’

August 15, 2025 — 
The latest issue of RadyUM magazine is available now, in print and online, with a cover story about a successful wellness-building partnership between First Nations communities and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences.

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