COVID-19 outreach and research News Archive
Breastfeeding is recommended during pandemic, but coronavirus has changed support systems
May 8, 2020 —
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing health-care providers to change the way they support breastfeeding mothers
Online exhibition features UM students’ artwork
May 5, 2020 —
A School of Art third-year photo projects class has launched an online exhibition of all-new photographic artwork about the COVID-19 pandemic
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Medical student using 3D printing skills to make face masks
May 5, 2020 —
A second-year Max Rady College of Medicine student is using his 3D printing experience to help a group of physicians develop reusable silicone face masks to be used to protect health-care workers from COVID-19.
Economy after pandemic will be different, say experts
May 5, 2020 —
A UM finance prof and an economist have weighed in on how the economy and business sector will look like post-pandemic, and agree that it will definitely be different.
Why are some COVID-19 tests false positives?
May 5, 2020 —
In a story on CBC, medical microbiologist Dr. Philippe Legasse-Weins explains why some tests for COVID-19 turn out to be false positives, like the one case in Nunavut that turned out to be a mistake.
Paving the way forward for organizational transformations
May 5, 2020 —
'There’s a lot to celebrate when you consider that many organizations are responding'
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Community connection in the time of COVID-19
May 4, 2020 —
With the world in lockdown, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management students and alumni are using ingenuity to help and inspire.
Security and privacy risks with patient portal accounts in US hospitals
May 4, 2020 —
A research team working with Dr. Celine Latulipe in the UM Faculty of Science has found that many American hospitals may be inviting privacy violations by allowing password sharing between patients and their care providers.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM team steps up to treat dental emergencies
May 1, 2020 —
Professors and instructors from the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry are treating patients for dental emergencies at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) under a pandemic plan that went into effect this week.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food and agricultural markets during a pandemic: Insights from economists
May 1, 2020 —
Beyond the human-health issues associated with the pandemic, there are several concerns that transcend Canadian food and agricultural markets