college of rehabilitation sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady symposium explores recruitment, retention of Indigenous faculty
October 7, 2025 —
Increasing the number of Indigenous faculty members at UM requires a strategy to ensure that they are not just hired, but valued and supported, speakers said at a symposium on Sept. 25.
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Rady educator and student honoured for dedication to First Nation community
September 29, 2025 —
The community of Misipawistik Cree Nation near Grand Rapids recently honoured an educator and a student from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences for their commitment to a partnership with First Nations communities through a program at the Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC).
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Rady Faculty marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 29, 2025 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) across both the Bannatyne and Fort Garry campuses.
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Rady alumni reconnect with classmates, rediscover UM at Homecoming festivities
September 24, 2025 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its largest-ever Dean’s Homecoming Breakfast on Sept. 20, with more than 280 UM alumni from the health professions reuniting at the Brodie Centre atrium.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.