COVID-19 outreach and research News Archive
Top stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 —
A year to remember or a year to forget? The COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines across the globe, including here at the University of Manitoba, but there was always light behind the dark clouds. Positive stories shone through.
UM Today editors pick their top stories of 2020
December 22, 2020 —
Here are some stories that caught the attention of the UM Today editors
UM assisting Shared Health for first doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba
December 16, 2020 —
The first Manitobans to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are receiving them at the UM Rady Faculty of Health Sciences today.
Virgin Radio Winnipeg: The group of Manitoba students hoping to bring Christmas meals to ICU staff
December 11, 2020 —
Students at the University of Manitoba have teamed up with a local business to help spread some holiday cheer to those working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wpg Free Press: Cold, dry truth
December 7, 2020 —
Dr. Andrew Halayko, a UM pathophysiology professor specializing in lung diseases discusses COVID in our winter air
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
A blueprint for First Nations health service delivery
November 30, 2020 —
When the number of COVID-19 cases in a First Nations community exceeds or is anticipated to exceed what the local health workforce can manage, a rapid response team is quickly deployed
Op-ed: Charter challenges to restrictions bound to fail
November 23, 2020 —
Your rights may have been violated. But. Finding a rights violation is only the first step in a charter analysis. Law prof explains.
COVID-19 in Manitoba public policy, new book
November 23, 2020 —
Written by Andrea Rounce and Karine Levasseur, both associate professors in the department of political studies, COVID-19 in Manitoba seeks to understand how Manitoba fared during the first months of the pandemic,
Op-ed: Sanctions ignore pandemic history
November 17, 2020 —
What are the lessons of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic? UM History professor Esyllt W. Jones provides some insight – and it's not rooted in enforcement.