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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Holiday message from the Rady Faculty deans

December 16, 2025 — 
Season's Greetings, everyone, and congratulations on all the hard work you have put in this year across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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A patient sits in a wheelchair and is helped by a doctor who approaches patient in an empathetic way.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM co-leads first-of-its-kind national study on MS health

December 16, 2025 — 
A team of researchers launched a national study in Nov. 2025 to better understand how biological and social factors can influence health outcomes for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Daryl Fediuk standing and smiling at the camera, with the Pfizer logo in background.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Fit for Pharmacology

December 11, 2025 — 
What does it take to land a job at a high-profile pharmaceutical company like Pfizer? For Daryl Fediuk [B.Sc.(Pharm.)/03, PhD/12], it all started 24 years ago with a summer job in a UM lab.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM study offers free genetic testing to improve mental health treatment in Manitoba

December 8, 2025 — 
A University of Manitoba study is offering free genetic testing to help personalize mental health treatment. Researchers are seeking 200 adults who are starting or changing mental health medication.

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Jared Salvador smiling in front of a vertical garden wall featuring the L’Oréal Canada logo.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy students explore industry careers at L’Oréal Canada

December 2, 2025 — 
Jared Salvador and Gloria Lee, fourth-year students at University of Manitoba's College of Pharmacy, recently completed an experiential rotation at L’Oréal Canada.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Genetic clues: Can depression risk predict MS progression?

November 27, 2025 — 
New research shows that a stronger genetic predisposition to depression may predict relapse and greater disability in MS

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty

November 21, 2025 — 
The annual Graduate Studies Open House on UM’s Bannatyne campus explored graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Grade 9 students explore health careers at Rady Faculty’s Take Our Kids to Work Day

November 17, 2025 — 
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.

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Katie Leppky and Lyle Silverman smile at the camera while Leppky holds an award certificate.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy students awarded more than $70k in scholarships at annual ceremony

October 30, 2025 — 
Thirty-one PharmD students from the second-, third- and fourth-year classes at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were recognized for their academic achievements during the previous academic year. 

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Six students stand while engaging with a Standardized Patient on the left and a facilitator on the right. In the background, other students are seated and observing the interaction.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Interprofessional Rady Faculty student event highlights collaboration across health-care disciplines

October 28, 2025 — 
Simulation labs at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus were packed with students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences on Oct. 16 for an interprofessional education event aimed at fostering collaboration across health-care disciplines.

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