COVID-19 News Archive
Updates for the week of April 29 to May 6
May 6, 2020 —
Summary of this week's UM COVID-19 information
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Medical student using 3D printing skills to make face masks
May 5, 2020 —
A second-year Max Rady College of Medicine student is using his 3D printing experience to help a group of physicians develop reusable silicone face masks to be used to protect health-care workers from COVID-19.
Economy after pandemic will be different, say experts
May 5, 2020 —
A UM finance prof and an economist have weighed in on how the economy and business sector will look like post-pandemic, and agree that it will definitely be different.
Why are some COVID-19 tests false positives?
May 5, 2020 —
In a story on CBC, medical microbiologist Dr. Philippe Legasse-Weins explains why some tests for COVID-19 turn out to be false positives, like the one case in Nunavut that turned out to be a mistake.
Message on reopening campus businesses
May 5, 2020 —
As discussions about reopening campus businesses move forward, please be assured that the health and safety of our campus community will continue to be at the forefront of our planning
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Respiratory therapy students receive graduate licenses amidst COVID-19
May 4, 2020 —
Third-year students in the respiratory therapy program at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences received active practicing graduate licenses from the Manitoba Association of Registered Respiratory Therapists (MAART) last week after completing their program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faculty of Architecture
Manitoba’s Rent Assist program offers housing solution during COVID-19
May 4, 2020 —
Manitoba’s Rent Assist, a housing allowance program launched in 2014, offers a model that could be the foundation of a national or provincial response to support renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Security and privacy risks with patient portal accounts in US hospitals
May 4, 2020 —
A research team working with Dr. Celine Latulipe in the UM Faculty of Science has found that many American hospitals may be inviting privacy violations by allowing password sharing between patients and their care providers.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM team steps up to treat dental emergencies
May 1, 2020 —
Professors and instructors from the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry are treating patients for dental emergencies at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) under a pandemic plan that went into effect this week.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food and agricultural markets during a pandemic: Insights from economists
May 1, 2020 —
Beyond the human-health issues associated with the pandemic, there are several concerns that transcend Canadian food and agricultural markets