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Granddaughter cheers up and hugs her sad grandmother in a nursing home.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing professor funded for dementia care study

August 21, 2024 — 
College of Nursing professor Dr. Genevieve Thompson recently received $750,000 in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a three-year study to support communication and decision-making for family caregivers of people living with dementia.  

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Adam Brandt standing outside at Fort Garry campus. the UM Administration Building can be seen in the background.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady grad student profile: Adam Brandt aims to fill 2SLGBTQIA+ research gap in nursing

August 12, 2024 — 
Over the last year, Adam Brandt, a master’s student in the College of Nursing, has received several awards for their research regarding the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ nurses, including the Rady Faculty Dean’s Prize and, most recently, a Research Manitoba training award.  

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Cover of RadyUM magazine shows nursing students in a virtual reality lab.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New issue of RadyUM dives into the RadyVerse

August 2, 2024 — 
The cover story of the new issue of RadyUM magazine highlights the recent launch of RadyVerse, an initiative that is expanding the use of virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence and machine learning across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Broken teacups reassembled artistically over a black background.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

The Art of Lived Experience

July 29, 2024 — 
Art and science are, of course, very different disciplines. But Dr. Mandy Archibald, assistant professor at the College of Nursing, sees a relationship between them.

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Peri Venkatesh stands in front of a black and white collage that shows the history of nursing in Manitoba.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Inspired to Educate

July 23, 2024 — 
When Peri Venkatesh [MN/91] arrived in Manitoba in 1971, he was unsure what career path he would take. Nursing and education weren’t even considerations at the time.

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Profiles of Stephanie Van Haute and Corrine Clyne.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady PhD students receive inaugural Indigenous fellowships

July 18, 2024 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has named the first recipients of its Indigenous Graduate Fellowship. 

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Physician checks out toddler being held by mom.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Ongomiizwin – Health Services welcome gathering

July 11, 2024 — 
Discover Ongomiizwin -  Health Services and its commitment to equity in health care.

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Camila Oda Jallime standing next to her research poster in brodie atrium

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Grad students showcase their health research, network at annual event on Bannatyne

July 8, 2024 — 
More than 180 graduate students presented their work in a poster competition, networked with colleagues and mentors, heard from innovative speakers and were recognized for their accomplishments through awards presentations during this years’ annual Manitoba Student Health Research Forum (MSHRF), June 17-19.  “This year it was bigger and better,” said Dr. Samantha Pauls

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A female doctor talks with a little girl about her health during a medial appointment. She is dressed semi-casually and has a stethoscope around her neck.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

National network to accelerate research for rare diseases in kids

July 5, 2024 — 
A group of researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) has leadership roles in a national initiative to accelerate research and treatment for rare diseases in children. 

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Four young women wearing different-coloured t-shirts perform movement exercises inside a church.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Students lead wellness workshop for Parkinson’s community

June 24, 2024 — 
An interprofessional group of Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students led a workshop recently for more than 40 people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners.  

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