college of rehabilitation sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Partnership brings physiotherapy to two First Nations communities
November 19, 2024 —
Residents of Lake Manitoba First Nation and Pinaymootang First Nation now have access to physiotherapy and rehabilitation expertise without having to travel.
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Rady Faculty hosts youth, inspires pursuit of the health professions and biomedical sciences
November 15, 2024 —
Hundreds of high school students from Manitoba descended on Bannatyne campus Nov. 6 and 7 for two annual events at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences highlighting the health sciences programs at UM and scientific discovery.
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Rady Faculty dean urges new grads to ‘take flight’ in their careers
November 1, 2024 —
As the sun shone brightly into the Brodie atrium at Bannatyne campus for fall convocation on Oct. 31, Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, asked the graduates of four health programs to take inspiration from the mural by Anishinaabe artist Blake Angeconeb that surrounded them.
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New Zealand scholar finds common ground with Manitoba’s Indigenous people
October 28, 2024 —
While visiting the College of Rehabilitation Sciences this fall, Katrina Pōtiki Bryant, associate dean Māori at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago in New Zealand, said she was struck by the many similarities between Indigenous people in Manitoba and her homeland.
Medal-winning students share their journey, advice at Fall Convocation
October 17, 2024 —
Get to know these two students from the fall Class of 2024.
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Over 300 health-care students take part in interprofessional workshop, film screening
October 15, 2024 —
The Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC) at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences held a screening of the film Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story for over 300 students representing multiple health disciplines on Oct.7.
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WISDOM mentorship program connects women scientists at UM
October 10, 2024 —
The UM organization known as WISDOM (Women in Science: Development, Outreach and Mentorship) offers a mentorship program that connects women faculty members and students in the sciences.
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Rady Faculty community gathers for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events
October 1, 2024 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community came together on the Bannatyne and Fort Garry campuses on Sept. 27 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Hundreds of Rady Faculty alumni welcomed home for Homecoming
September 26, 2024 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its largest Dean’s Homecoming Breakfast ever on Sept. 21, as more than 240 UM alumni came to the Brodie Centre atrium to celebrate a record 24 milestone reunions, spanning six decades.
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New research chair to focus on telerehab at Riverview Health Centre
September 18, 2024 —
Riverview Health Centre and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have announced a new research chair focused on rehabilitation and new telerehabilitation technology.