COVID-19 News Archive
Faculty of Education
Education prepared for 2nd pandemic wave
July 20, 2020 —
As University of Manitoba bachelor of education students look forward to fall term, they can rest easy that the Faculty of Education is ready in the event of a second wave.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Scientists cautiously reopen labs on Bannatyne campus
July 16, 2020 —
The lights are back on in some of the labs and world-class experiments have resumed.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Experts must track mutating COVID-19 to develop effective vaccine: UM study
July 14, 2020 —
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences researchers determined that scientists must track the genetic diversity of COVID-19 in order to develop an effective vaccine. They also determined that testing for the virus may produce false negative results if experts don't track how it's changing around the world.
CBC: A crash course in COVID: New University of Manitoba class will explore impact of pandemic
July 8, 2020 —
Anthropology course devoted to COVID-19 borne out of students' interest when crisis hit
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
COVID-19 could outwit science unless knowledge stays current: UM study
July 7, 2020 —
A study of whole genome sequencing samples from COVID-19 patients worldwide shows that rapid changes in the virus may cause false-negative test results.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
COVID-19 summer work disruption sends students back to class
July 6, 2020 —
School’s out for the summer; but not for all. Some learners in the Rady Faculty’s Interdisciplinary Health Program opted to enroll in summer courses this year due to scarce summer jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UM to offer course on COVID-19 this fall
July 6, 2020 —
A course on COVID-19 will be offered this fall as an anthropology elective.
Research and International
How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: The power of everyday actions can bring about change
July 6, 2020 —
We live in a world where “normal” means systemic injustice that has become only more intense and apparent during COVID–19.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM team develop inexpensive 3D-printed ventilator following shortage
June 24, 2020 —
Doctors around the world could turn to a made-in-Manitoba design if hospitals experience a ventilator shortage during the second wave of COVID-19.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
PhD defenses go virtual amid COVID-19 isolation
June 17, 2020 —
Students defending their PhD theses this spring were faced with an unusual scenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally, PhD candidates appear in a lecture hall in front of a crowd of colleagues, instructors and the public, with invited guests and their advisors giving support. However, this year, students were required to defend their work online from their home over video conferencing platforms like Zoom.