UM Faces and Spaces: Dr. James Blanchard

UM Faces and Spaces: Dr. James Blanchard

March 1, 2024 —
How is UM making an impact on Global Public Health? We find out in our monthly UM Faces and Spaces feature, with a profile on James Blanchard, professor of community health sciences at Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, executive director of the Institute for Global Public Health and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Public Health.

AIDS/HIV, Amplifying Health as a Human Right, global public health, India, Institute for Global Public Health, maternal and newborn health, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, UM Faces and Spaces

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Global Public Health at scale

February 22, 2024 —
A University of Manitoba (UM) project is focusing on improving maternal and child health in Uttar Pradesh – the largest state in India, with a population of 223 million, across 30,000 healthcare facilities and 300,000 front-line care providers.

Dr. James Blanchard, Dr. Marissa Becker, Institute for Global Public Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

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Research and International

Six-part Canada Research Chair Symposium concludes, showcasing groundbreaking researchers

June 26, 2023 —
Last week concluded the six-part Canada Research Chair (CRC) Symposium at UM.

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Community Health Sciences, Dr. Andrew Halayko, Dr. Britt Drögemöller, Dr. Galen Wright, Dr. Heather Armstrong, Dr. James Blanchard, Dr. Janilyn Arsenio, Dr. Kathryn Sibley, Dr. Lisa Lix, Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Dr. Marcelo Urquia, Dr. Meghan Azad, Dr. Robert Lorway, Dr. Sabine Mai, Dr. Souradet Shaw, Dr. Susan Logue, Dr. Terry Klassen, Dr. Ties Boerma, Dr. Tracie Afifi, Dr. Zulma Rueda, electrical and computer engineering, Environment and Geography, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science research, food and human nutritional sciences, Institute for Global Public Health, internal medicine, linguistics, Max Rady College of Medicine, mechanical engineering, medical microbiology, Pediatrics and Child Health, pharmacology and therapeutics, Physics and Astronomy, physiology, political studies, Price Faculty of Engineering, psychiatry, psychology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International, Riddell Faculty, sociology

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Six Canada Research Chairs announced at UM

June 6, 2022 —
'Their successful appointment recognizes them among the best in Canada in their respective fields'

Amplifying Health as a Human Right, Dr. Heather Armstrong, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, Dr. Marcelo Urquia, Dr. Robert Lorway, Environment Earth and Resources, Faculty of Arts, Institute for Global Public Health, Max Rady College of Medicine, Research and International

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Donor Relations

UM global public health research partnership contributes to saving mothers and newborns in India

April 26, 2022 —
Transformational investment supports partnership of UM researchers and government of Uttar Pradesh, India to improve survival for mothers and babies.

Canada Research Chair, Dr. James Blanchard, Dr. Marissa Becker, Institute for Global Public Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International

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UM in India

June 3, 2021 —
When the pandemic hit India a year ago, UM researchers were asked by the government of Uttar Pradesh to help provide support in dealing with the pandemic

Alumni, covid, COVID-19 outreach and research, Dr. BM Ramesh, Dr. James Blanchard, Dr. Lisa Avery, Dr. Marissa Becker, Dr. Maryanne Crockett, Dr. Rob Lorway, Dr. Shiva Halli, Dr. Stephen Moses, Dr. Ties Boerma, Institute for Global Public Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International