COVID-19 News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Emergency Liaison
March 23, 2021 —
In January 2020, Helen Clark was about to travel to New York as part of an international initiative to improve Winnipeg’s 911 system when she heard about a virus in China that would dominate her work for the year ahead.
Now you can recycle masks and other personal protective equipment
March 23, 2021 —
New PPD recycling bins to discard disposable masks and other disposable PPE items that cannot or should not be worn anymore
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM immunologist applies interferon expertise to COVID-19
March 22, 2021 —
New UM faculty member Dr. Deanna Santer is analyzing blood from COVID-19 patients who were treated with synthetic interferon lambda in a Toronto clinical trial.
President Benarroch’s update on Fall Term
March 17, 2021 —
Fall Term 2021 will include more in-person instruction
UM Together: Reflecting on a year of COVID-19
March 17, 2021 —
On Tuesday, March 23, the university community is invited to come together virtually
Students
$30 million distributed to support UM students during 2019-20 academic year
March 16, 2021 —
Financial Aid a key part of responding to the needs of students during the pandemic
Marking one year since the WHO declared a global pandemic
March 11, 2021 —
President’s message to faculty and staff on anniversary of remote operations
Students
What a year we’ve had
March 11, 2021 —
President’s message to students on one-year anniversary of COVID recovery operations
Libraries
Remembering the COVID-19 pandemic
March 9, 2021 —
Royal Society report on a digital preservation challenge
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM study examines impact of virtual health care
March 9, 2021 —
University of Manitoba researchers are conducting a study to assess the impact that the rapid switch to virtual health-care delivery in the province during the COVID-19 pandemic has had on patients and health-care workers.