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Four people sit at a round table. Drs. François and Jacobsen sit at another round table. Dr. Doupe stands at a lectern.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Norwegians in Manitoba to learn about province’s older adult care

May 11, 2023 — 
A group of health-care researchers, professionals, students and decision-makers from Norway are in Winnipeg this week to learn how older adults are cared for in Manitoba.

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Three students sit at a table and another student is standing as they pose for a photo. Food is on their plates.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Ramadan event brings medical professionals together

May 9, 2023 — 
A group of Muslim medical students, residents and physicians gathered on the Bannatyne campus last month to break their fast during Ramadan.

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A teenager is jogging.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM study aims to boost mental health of teens with Type 1 diabetes

May 4, 2023 — 
A study led by a University of Manitoba researcher aims to improve the mental health of teenagers living with Type 1 diabetes by increasing physical activity and assigning them a peer mentor who has gone through similar experiences.

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Portrait of Dr. Tanveer Sharif in his lab. He is wearing a lab coat. There is scientific equipment and bottles on the counter and on shelves behind him.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM scientist develops innovative strategy to combat childhood brain cancer

May 2, 2023 — 
A discovery made by a University of Manitoba researcher could lead to safer and more effective treatments for childhood brain cancer.

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Portrait of Dr. David Safronetz in his lab.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Faculty scientist receives CIHR/CEPI Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research

April 26, 2023 — 
Dr. David Safronetz is the recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Max Rady College of Medicine celebrates 2023 CAME award winners

April 17, 2023 — 
Congratulations to the 2023 CAME award winners from Max Rady College of Medicine!

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The partners pose for a photo. A banner behind them reads "Heart & Stroke" with its logo. Another banner behind them reads "University of Manitoba. Rady Faculty of Health Sciences" with UM logo.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New chair funded by Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and UM to advance stroke research

April 13, 2023 — 
Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and the University of Manitoba have partnered to fund a new UM research chair in neurological stroke.

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Keshav Narayan Alagarsamy gives his presentation. A banner behind him reads "Faculty of Graduate Studies" and umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies".

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady grad students shine at Three Minute Thesis final

April 5, 2023 — 
Three minutes isn’t much time to explain complex research and novel ideas, but a trio of Rady Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students excelled at presenting their work clearly and concisely in just 180 seconds.

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Digital illustration of a brain with a tumour.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady researcher to test new treatments for incurable brain cancers

March 31, 2023 — 
A University of Manitoba researcher is bringing an international clinical trial to Canada to test new and promising treatments for people with low-survival brain cancers.

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Physicians chatting in a hallway.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Family Medicine launches peer support program to combat physician burnout

March 30, 2023 — 
New program hopes to help family physicians thrive, not just survive.

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