COVID-19 outreach and research News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
‘Transformative work in real time’
March 3, 2021 —
Long-standing collaborative relationships between a University of Manitoba health institute and Indigenous communities laid the groundwork for UM to support a First Nations-led response to COVID-19, two health leaders said in a recent keynote address.
For the record: Digitizing archives can increase access to information but compromise privacy
March 1, 2021 —
'Given the ubiquity of digital technologies today, creating archives of born-digital records must be our most urgent priority — including records created during the COVID-19 pandemic'
Research and International
Hip to heparin
March 1, 2021 —
A University of Manitoba research team is emerging as a global leader in COVID-19 anticoagulation trials thanks to their innovative, global trial studying different types of heparin, an anticoagulant (blood thinning) and anti-inflammatory drug
Research and International
On the wing
March 1, 2021 —
How birds changed their migrations during lockdowns
Research and International
Pandemic fallout
March 1, 2021 —
Newcomers and Indigenous people shoulder heavier burden
Preventing unintended disaster
March 1, 2021 —
A UM team is starting a novel study to see if our cautionary measures are enabling a disaster somewhere else
Research and International
COVID-19 anxiety in the age of the anthropocene
March 1, 2021 —
Graduate student Sarah Paradis work will show how traditional learning environments, such as schools and classrooms have become impacted by the pandemic
Breastfeeding research improves lives and advances health, but faces conflicts
February 9, 2021 —
Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health
UM community adapts to face COVID-19 challenges
February 5, 2021 —
Researchers, alumni, donors, faculty and students respond with leadership
Older caregivers struggling with extra burdens of home care during COVID-19
February 1, 2021 —
Older caregivers report struggling with increased levels of responsibility, stress and isolation due to COVID-19 and pandemic-related protocols