Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive
Indigenous
Celebrating Indigenous Excellence: Honouring the Indigenous Campus Community 2025
June 12, 2025 —
Ten members of the Indigenous campus community at UM are being recognized this National Indigenous Peoples Day for leading transformational change and weaving Indigenous knowledges into all they do.
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CBC Manitoba: A human anatomy class that is taking things to the next level by letting artists examine real human specimens
June 10, 2025 —
A human anatomy class that is taking things to the next level by letting artists examine real human specimens
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CBC Manitoba: How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
June 9, 2025 —
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
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Dr. Henry Friesen’s visionary career celebrated at medical college
June 6, 2025 —
Friends and colleagues of Dr. Henry Friesen, a UM medical alum who became a towering figure in Canadian health research, honoured his memory on June 3.
Students
The highest standing
May 29, 2025 —
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
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CBC Manitoba: Demand for respirators, sprinklers on the rise in Manitoba as wildfires worsen air quality
May 28, 2025 —
'It's a very scary situation for our residents in Manitoba,' says ABC Fire and Safety Equipment sales rep
Research and International
Meet Christy Pylypjuk, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Health Sciences category
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Christy Pylypjuk, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, has received the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Emerging Researcher Award in the Health Sciences.
Research and International
Meet Heather Armstrong, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Health Sciences category
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Heather Armstrong, adjunct associate professor of internal medicine, has received the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Emerging Researcher Award in the Health Sciences.
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Outstanding graduating students celebrate the educators who shaped their success
May 21, 2025 —
For the past 33 years, the Students’ Teacher Recognition Reception has provided an opportunity for each faculty and school to nominate one outstanding graduating student, who in turn chooses two teachers—one from their K–12 years and one from their time at the University of Manitoba.
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Compassion for patients, dignity for all celebrated at Medicine Convocation
May 16, 2025 —
A Catholic nun who has dedicated her life to helping vulnerable and marginalized people called on UM’s newest class of graduating doctors to "see the person" in every patient and recognize that we are all interconnected.