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Mom with Indigenous graduate wearing graduation stole and holding certificate

Extended Education

Access Program Graduation Celebration 2023-2024

May 17, 2024 — 
“It still feels very surreal. It is very special." - Ashley Monture

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Dr. Joss Reimer

Alumni

Meet the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement

May 15, 2024 — 
Dr. Joss Reimer [MD/08, MPH/13, Medical Resident/13] is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement.

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Dr. Janilyn Arsenio leans against a counter in her lab. Items used for scientific research sit on shelves behind her and on the counter.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM researcher discovers sex-related differences of immune T-cells

May 15, 2024 — 
Dr. Janilyn Arsenio’s leading-edge research is trying to understand the differences between male and female immune T-cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the immune system fight germs and protect against disease.

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Dr. Christopher Pascoe

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Air quality and the UM AirSAFE Research Centre

May 13, 2024 — 
CBC Manitoba: Air quality and the UM AirSAFE Research Centre

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Herd of cattle in a field

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CTV Winnipeg: ‘A big concern for us’: Virologist on danger of avian flu outbreak coming to Canadian cattle

May 7, 2024 — 
'A big concern for us': Virologist on danger of avian flu outbreak coming to Canadian cattle

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Research and International

UM receives $57 million for vaccine and biomedical research and infrastructure

May 6, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba (UM) in partnership with the Universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Calgary, has received $57 million in critical funding to conduct world-leading vaccine and biomanufacturing research and build two new innovative facilities, an investment that positions the institution to play a significant role in addressing future pandemic threats in Canada and around the world.

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Peter Nickerson in a suit in front of windows

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba increases number of medical training seats — and fills each one

May 2, 2024 — 
Manitoba increases number of medical training seats — and fills each one

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A member of the Wellness Institute lifts a dumbbell while a personal trainer supervises.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Membership at Wellness Institute associated with reduced risk of heart attack, stroke: UM study

May 2, 2024 — 
Being a member of the Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital is associated with a reduced risk of having a “major adverse cardiovascular event” such as a heart attack, stroke or heart failure, a UM study shows.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Women’s Health Magazine: Reducing ACL injuries in women’s football to be tackled in pioneering three-year research

May 1, 2024 — 
Reducing ACL injuries in women's football to be tackled in pioneering three-year research

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Portrait of Dr. Grant Pierce. In the background is the St. Boniface Hospital logo and it reads "Hopital St-Boniface Hospital, Recherche, Research," and "Foundation."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

BBC Radio: Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley » Try Flax Seeds

April 26, 2024 — 
BBC Radio: Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley » Try Flax Seeds

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