college of nursing News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Safer Substance Use
May 10, 2023 —
When Dr. Em Pijl joined the College of Nursing as an assistant professor in 2021, she started to look at her research from a different perspective. Pijl is originally from Vancouver, where she worked as a registered nurse in the Downtown Eastside, an area with high levels of homelessness and substance use.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
College of Nursing welcomes first summer cohort as part of expanded program
May 8, 2023 —
The College of Nursing at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences made history this month, as it expanded its bachelor of nursing program and welcomed a third cohort of 120 students at its first summer intake.
Research and International
Building a broken heart: UM researchers to create 3D bio-printed heart muscle
May 2, 2023 —
Researchers at the University of Manitoba and the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)have been awarded $250,000 over two years to advance cutting-edge three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology to create patient-specific heart models of those living with rare genetic diseases.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Storytelling a powerful part of EDI, UM prof says
April 21, 2023 —
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) was the theme at the 13th annual Advanced Practice Nursing conference hosted by the Graduate Nursing Students’ Association (GNSA) on April 5.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM-led study exposes barriers, safety concerns for medical cannabis use in Canada
April 4, 2023 —
A majority of Canadians who require medical cannabis are obtaining the drug through the recreational market rather than the medical system, raising health and safety concerns, according to a massive new study led by a UM researcher.
Graduate student aims to improve nurse leadership in Ghana
April 3, 2023 —
Before moving to Winnipeg to attend the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences in November 2022, Vera Anokyewaa Amponsah worked for over a decade as a nurse in Ghana, her home country.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Assessment program being streamlined for international nurses
March 27, 2023 —
The College of Nursing was invited to join a Manitoba government delegation to the Phillipines recently to recruit trained nurses to work in Manitoba and help address the province’s nursing shortage.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady health researchers receive nearly $9 million in federal support
March 20, 2023 —
Sixteen professors in the UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded a total of nearly $9 million in project grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Embracing ‘the beauty of diversity’ on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2023 —
Today is International Women’s Day – a worldwide day dedicated to highlighting women’s progress and taking action to drive gender equity.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Knowledge Keepers bring wealth of experience to College of Nursing
March 3, 2023 —
For UM alumni Brenda Longclaws and Linda Williams, being a Knowledge Keeper means bringing cultural and spiritual knowledge to students and educators who wish to incorporate more of an Indigenous perspective into their programming.