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Graduate nursing students Jess Crawford, Ashley Bell, Adam Brandt and Jennie MacMillan Gomez outside the Smartark Innovation Hub at Fort Garry campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Student research inspires symposium on gender and sexual minority health

April 29, 2025 — 
Research from graduate students in the College of Nursing was the inspiration for the theme of this year’s Helen Glass Research Symposium.   

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Five dental students pose for a photo. Dozens of dental instruments are laid out on a table in front of them. A Canadian flag is in the background and a sign that reads "Kindness in Action."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Dental mission to Ecuador learning experience for soon-to-be dentists

April 28, 2025 — 
When Bryan Kwak was a UM undergraduate student, he sat in on a dental school info session that left a lasting impression. 

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Measles vaccine

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Global News Winnipeg: Manitoba measles cases climb as vaccination rates fall

April 25, 2025 — 
Manitoba measles cases climb as vaccination rates fall

Research and International

UM researcher uncovers the health-boosting power of oat protein

April 22, 2025 — 
While including oats a balanced diet has long been recognized by Health Canada as a healthy food choice, thanks to the fibre content, the benefits of oat protein have been understudied - until now. New research suggests there’s even more to this grain. 

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Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. // Image from Pixabay

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CBC The Dose: From salt in food to transfer payments: Here’s what Ottawa has power over when it comes to your health

April 21, 2025 — 
Provinces and territories deliver health care, but feds hold the purse strings and set priorities

Research and International

The Free Press: Saving lives with Manitoba-made vaccines

April 15, 2025 — 
Future vaccine development through research at UM

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Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch is seated in a lab. She is wearing a lab coat and gloves. She holds a container in one hand and a scientific tool in the other, and is behind a protective shield.

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UM-led study offers hope that existing drug can target metastatic brain tumours

April 15, 2025 — 
A University of Manitoba-led study successfully eliminated breast-cancer derived brain tumours in mice, using a drug to penetrate the brain and eliminate metastatic brain tumours.

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Headshot of Athena Sherman.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Symposium to focus on health research among LGBTQIA2S+ people

April 15, 2025 — 
The Helen Glass Research Symposium, hosted by the College of Nursing in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, returns April 22 – 24 at Fort Garry campus with a focus on gender and sexual minority health research. 

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Portrait of Dr. Dieter Schonwetter.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Family of four building life in new home thanks to Habitat Manitoba, Rady Faculty

April 11, 2025 — 
On March 28, a wide smile crossed Ifeyinwa’s face as Dr. Dieter Schonwetter handed her the keys to her new home. She was officially a homeowner.

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Research and International

New diagnostic tool could help individuals take greater control of their health

April 11, 2025 — 
A team of researchers at UM have developed an innovative new tool that could transform how kidney disease is detected – especially in under-served and remote communities.

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