Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry News Archive
![Atheicia Bautista, grade 11 students, practices suturing in the skills lab](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Atheicia-Bautista-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Discovery Day returns to Bannatyne campus for hands-on learning experience
November 18, 2022 —
Over 300 high school students from 70 school across Manitoba attended the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Discovery Days in Health Sciences November 10 to explore a wide range of career paths in health sciences-related fields with interactive workshops conducted by award-winning faculty members.
![Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms, dean of the College of Pharmacy, stands behind alumni from the Pharmacy Class of 1972, who are seated at a table at the Homecoming Breakfast.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pharmacy-grads-resized-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Alumni in health professions celebrate, reconnect at UM Homecoming
October 7, 2022 —
A dentistry and dental hygiene awards evening, a breakfast for classes marking milestone reunions and college tours were featured at Rady Homecoming 2022
![alumni sitting at tables in brodie atrium for dean's breakfast](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/homecoming-um-today-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Welcome back to Rady Homecoming events!
September 22, 2022 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is pleased to welcome alumni back in person to campus to celebrate milestone reunions, university, faculty and college-wide events for UM Homecoming 2022, which takes place from September 21- 24, 2022. This year, 15 milestone class reunions from across Rady colleges are taking place!
![A female nursing student examines a lifelike manikin at the college of nursing's simulation lab.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nursing-orientation-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
In-person orientations excite new health sciences students
September 21, 2022 —
For the first time in three years, students at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were welcomed with in-person orientation events, rather than virtual meetings and tours.
![Faculty members help two dental hygiene students to don white coats at Opening Assembly.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Hygiene-students-white-coat-resized-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Students from diverse backgrounds embark on dentistry, dental hygiene journeys
September 13, 2022 —
On Sept. 8, new students in dentistry and dental hygiene took part in Opening Assembly on the Bannatyne campus. They were ceremonially cloaked in white coats and recited the Community Code.
![Headshots of Dr. Sandy Mutchmor and Mickey Emmons Wener.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mutchmor-Wener-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Distinguished dentist, dental hygienist to be honoured at alumni gala
September 9, 2022 —
A Winnipeg dentist who has been a local, provincial and national leader in the profession will be honoured during UM Homecoming with the Alumni of Distinction Award from the UM Dental Alumni Association (UMDAA).
![Portrait of Dmytro Shulyakov. He is wearing face mask.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/UM-Today-Dmytro-Shulyakov-1-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
B.Sc. (Dent.) program ‘excites’ dentistry students about research
September 7, 2022 —
Dmytro Shulyakov had little research experience heading into dental school, so he enrolled in the bachelor of science in dentistry (B.Sc. (Dent.) program to see what it was all about.
![Berardino Petrelli, wearing a lab coat and gloves, working in the research lab.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Petrelli-Berardino-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Balancing two passions: Student pursues concurrent degrees in genetics, dentistry
August 22, 2022 —
Berardino "Dino" Petrelli is on track to graduate as a dentist and complete his doctorate in biochemistry and medical genetics in 2023.
![Cover of Summer 2022 issue of RadyUM magazine, showing Dr. Brian Postl giving a checkup to a baby.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/radyum-summer2022-grey-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Longtime dean of health sciences featured in new issue of RadyUM
August 5, 2022 —
Dr. Brian Postl, the long-serving dean of health sciences and medicine at UM, shares his retirement reflections in the latest issue of RadyUM magazine, now posted online.
![Dr. Peter Nickerson.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Peter-Nickerson-1-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Peter Nickerson appointed dean of health sciences and medicine
July 28, 2022 —
Dr. Peter Nickerson, a prominent physician and researcher in the field of organ transplantation, has been appointed dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and dean of the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba