COVID-19 News Archive

‘Long COVID’ effects on business and education
August 29, 2022 —
Wenlong Yuan, Stu Clark Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the UM Asper School of Business, is researching the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for international business strategy and small and medium-sized enterprises

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM researchers to develop COVID-19 resources related to kids coming to Emergency
August 15, 2022 —
A University of Manitoba project aimed at providing emergency department health-care professionals with the latest information about conditions related to COVID-19 and children has received more than $433,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM study focuses on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in Manitoba
August 11, 2022 —
A University of Manitoba study focused on understanding the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on cancer care in Manitoba has received more than $439,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Vaccines and boosters to be available at mobile clinic
August 10, 2022 —
MB Shared Health mobile vaccine clinic comes to UM on Aug. 30

New research collaboration aims to better understand COVID variants
August 4, 2022 —
COVID-19 variants will continue to affect the global population until more solutions are found to limit transmission, and two University of Manitoba researchers are working on strategic projects that will help do just that

Pinhole camera captures passage of time during pandemic
July 15, 2022 —
A solargraph captured by a pinhole camera with a very long exposure displays the daily path of the sun over the course of two years of the pandemic lockdown

COVID-19 update on masking, continued in-person classes
July 11, 2022 —
Existing masking mandate will continue until further notice

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Optimizing the Team
July 7, 2022 —
Sheri Dyck [B.Sc.Pharm/96] remembers a pivotal moment from her UM pharmacy education. “Very early on, one of the professors explained the role of a hospital pharmacist – that you would be part of an interprofessional team and collaborate on patient care,” Dyck recalls.

UM indoor air quality report now available
May 30, 2022 —
To ensure the continued safety of the University of Manitoba community, UM recently undertook indoor air quality (IAQ) testing within a representative sample of learning spaces across the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses.

Research and International
For people who exercise in groups, ‘we’ has benefits — but don’t lose sight of ‘me’
April 29, 2022 —
If you are looking to support your exercise routine and stay flexible in the face of challenges, having a sense of “we” is great, but don’t lose sight of your sense of “me.”