COVID-19 outreach and research News Archive
UM team receives federal funding for targeted COVID-19 research
November 6, 2020 —
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced close to $28 million in research infrastructure
Globe and Mail: From anthropology to visual arts, COVID-19 is now part of the university curriculum
November 6, 2020 —
UM leads the way in adapting courses to meet the current situation
Forbes: Why Early Wins Over Covid-19 Do Not Mean Victory: Canada’s Cautionary Tale
November 5, 2020 —
Jason Kindrachuk, Canada Research Chair in molecular pathogenesis of emerging & re-emerging viruses, explains
CBC Manitoba: Winnipeg’s code red restrictions can bring pandemic fatigue — here’s how to cope
November 2, 2020 —
Dr. Andrea Piotrowski and Dr. Renee El-Gabalawy give advice on how to cope with more restrictions
Op-ed: And then came COVID-19
November 2, 2020 —
Researchers from the University of Manitoba’s departments of psychology and clinical health psychology explore commonly held storylines
Wpg Free Press: Doctors call for provincewide lockdown
October 30, 2020 —
UM professors pen open letter with their colleagues
Faculty of Social Work
Study looking at consequences of COVID-19 on 2SGBQM men in Manitoba
October 27, 2020 —
One of the teams receiving funding is led by Dr. Rusty Souleymanov in the Faculty of Social Work, which will be receiving $175,000 to study mental health and substance use impacts of COVID-19 on sexual and gender minority men in Manitoba
UM has two COVID-19 vaccine candidates under development
October 19, 2020 —
A feature story on CBC notes that more than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19,
UM part of national study on COVID-19 antibodies in older adults
October 1, 2020 —
A $4-million investment from Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will launch a national study to investigate the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among aging Canadians, a population that has been shown to be at greatest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 disease.
Community discussion: Being Queer in the time of Covid-19
September 22, 2020 —
Join us at 11:30 a.m. (CDT) on on Oct. 7, 2020, via Zoom for an open discussion