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Terry Fox Research Institute supports trailblazing work of biologist helping brain cancer patients

March 7, 2018 — 
Brain cancer research in Manitoba has received a boost with news that a U of M researcher has won a prestigious cancer research award

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Theresa Oswald on resilience: Embracing ‘Option B’

March 5, 2018 — 
New CEO of Doctors Manitoba shares personal story of recovering from loss and committing to new ways to serve.

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Lake scene. Photo credit: Cheryl Foster

Faculty of Arts

Graduate students are Rising Up

March 2, 2018 — 
On March 9 and 10, the Native Studies Graduate Students Association will host the third annual Rising Up conference featuring close to 100 scholars from around the world discussing Indigenous knowledge and research in Indigenous studies.

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HIV/AIDS ribbon on white background

Study sheds new light on why the effectiveness of a popular HIV prevention method varies in women

February 28, 2018 — 
The study highlights the major role of genital inflammation in HIV risk and in modifying the efficacy of HIV prevention strategies

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Microbiology lab on SET Day. // Image from R Massinon

High schools students explore science, engineering and technology at #SETDay2018

February 26, 2018 — 
Nearly 200 high school students and teachers arrived at the U of M campus to explore the science, engineering and technology (SET) playground

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Serving Up Awareness:

February 23, 2018 — 
Student-led event highlights determinants of health, raises funds

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

RICH MAN POOR MAN DINNER ADRESSES MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

February 21, 2018 — 
Event hopes to raise awareness of the burden of mental illness globally while supporting a local champion, the North End Women’s Centre.

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Jennifer Hensel

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Mental health project to test ‘virtual care’ for rural Manitobans

February 13, 2018 — 
Study will test “virtual care” tools, such as videoconferencing, with the goal of increasing access to mental health care for rural Manitobans, thanks to support from AstraZeneca Canada.

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Students work together for better patient care

February 6, 2018 — 
Day Shift workshop lets students practise interprofessional teamwork on simulated hospital ward

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Malcolm Doupe is still fascinated with using computers to dig into data sets, exposing patterns and correlations that can be used to inform health policy.

Driven by data

February 2, 2018 — 
When Malcolm Doupe was a graduate student, he got his first glimpse at how databases can be probed to reveal new evidence about people’s health

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