college of rehabilitation sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Respiratory therapy student uses new technology in summer research
September 15, 2025 —
Taylor Davidson is a first-year UM respiratory therapy student who spent her summer working on a series of projects in respiratory physiology.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Occupational therapy students welcomed in ceremony highlighting community and connectedness
September 10, 2025 —
The occupational therapy (OT) program at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences welcomed its largest incoming class on Aug. 26 in Frederic Gaspard Theatre on Bannatyne campus.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New issue of RadyUM highlights ‘Rehab Reconciliation’
August 15, 2025 —
The latest issue of RadyUM magazine is available now, in print and online, with a cover story about a successful wellness-building partnership between First Nations communities and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Physical therapy program introduces Indigenous welcoming ceremony
August 8, 2025 —
The physical therapy department at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its first Indigenous welcoming ceremony for all students, faculty and staff on Aug. 5 on the Bannatyne campus.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Acting on Accessibility
August 5, 2025 —
Stefanie Wiens [BMROT/96] knew at the age of seven that she wanted to be an actor. By the time she was 13, she had also started to think about occupational therapy, after the “obscure” career was suggested in an aptitude test at school.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM study explores ‘gendering’ of girls’ sports injuries
July 28, 2025 —
A new four-year study led by a University of Manitoba researcher in partnership with Sport Manitoba has received over $384,000 in funding from the Government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to improve sporting environments for adolescent girls in sports historically dominated by boys.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Kids discover health-care careers at UM summer camp
July 24, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed students back to its Biomedical Youth Program (BYP) Summer Camp — a week-long immersive experience where youth explore careers in the health sciences through hands-on learning. After a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the camp returned this year with new programming.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Educating for Equity
July 18, 2025 —
Thirty years ago, when Moni Fricke [BMRPT/87, M.Sc./98, PhD/16] took a position as a physiotherapist in northern Manitoba, it was a decision that greatly influenced her life and career.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Interprofessional student-led clinic expands roles for pharmacy, respiratory therapy
July 7, 2025 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Student-Led Interprofessional Neuro Clinic, housed at Riverview Health Centre, welcomed its first intern from the College of Pharmacy this spring.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Nation welcomes UM-supported community housing complex
June 17, 2025 —
After several years of planning, a new community-led supported living complex in Sagkeeng First Nation is welcoming its first residents this month.