college of nursing News Archive

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Passion for Public Health
May 4, 2022 —
From a young age, Dr. Claire Betker [BN/77] felt called to the nursing profession. She was captivated by stories of her maternal grandmother, a registered nurse whom neither she nor her mother ever had a chance to know.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Rady Faculty graduate studentship awardees grateful, honoured
April 27, 2022 —
Over 30 graduate students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded graduate studentships, a new scholarship offered to RFHS graduate students enrolled in their first or second year of a thesis-based master’s or doctoral program.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Applications open for Rady student work experience opportunity in Africa
April 12, 2022 —
Undergraduate students from health professional programs at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences now have an opportunity to apply for a fully funded two-to-three month experiential learning placement in one of seven African countries.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
A voice for youth and families
April 12, 2022 —
Dr. Roberta Woodgate believes young people’s voices have been overlooked in the past and is looking to amplify their voice when it comes to their care.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New course to explore health care and research with Indigenous focus
April 11, 2022 —
The College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is offering a new course for the summer term that will explore health care and research from Indigenous worldviews and experiences. The course is open to all UM graduate students.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady researchers to develop ‘placenta on a chip’ and living lab platform
April 5, 2022 —
Two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences faculty members and researchers at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) were recently awarded New Investigator Research Grants from the Sick Kids Foundation, a national health education group, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Former dean of dentistry recognized for ‘transformation and vision,’ named dean emeritus
March 24, 2022 —
A dentist and academic who led the UM dentistry program for eight years said he was humbled to be formally appointed dean emeritus of dentistry at a virtual ceremony on March 7.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Latest issue of RadyUM magazine available now
March 16, 2022 —
The Winter 2021 issue of RadyUM magazine is now online, bringing you engaging stories of student and faculty achievement, alumni accomplishment, and research dedicated to advancing health and well-being.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
‘Breaking the bias’ goes beyond gender: Rady women reflect on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2022 —
International Women’s Day, March 8, is an occasion for celebrating the advancements women have made toward gender equality. Women leaders in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences say it’s also a day for recognizing the inequities that remain, particularly for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and other people of colour) women and girls.

Update on UM’s 22/23 provincial grant
February 24, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba has received an increase to our provincial operating grant to support the proposed expansion of nursing seats in the College of Nursing