Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy learners credit support for successes at Graduate Studies Celebration, Research Day
March 18, 2024 —
At the recent College of Pharmacy celebration, students showcased how determination, coupled with support, propels them to unimaginable heights
Research and International
Twelve UM researchers receive Insight Development Grants
March 13, 2024 —
Twelve new UM research projects seeking to build knowledge and understanding about people and societies have received federal funding.
UM and B.C. researchers collaborate to improve wheelchair technology and accessibility
March 13, 2024 —
As anyone living in Canada knows, the northern climate can create barriers to mobility, especially during the winter months, even for those without physical impairments.
UM air pollution research facility receives $4.8 million
March 13, 2024 —
The new UM AirSAFE lab will be Canada’s first multi-disciplinary research centre for biomedical, engineering, natural science and occupational health experts to study how inhaled pollutants impact health and disease.
Funding paves way for drug discovery platform for heart research at UM
March 13, 2024 —
A project led by Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba has received $3.9 million in federal and provincial funding to develop lab infrastructure dedicated to studying heart disease in women.
Research and International
UM researchers receive more than $1 million in new project funding
March 13, 2024 —
On Wednesday March 13, the federal government announced the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) recipients of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for fall 2022 and spring 2023.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Step into a new reality in training health professionals with RadyVerse
March 13, 2024 —
On Friday, March 15, the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will showcase how it will be employing virtual reality (VR) and other cutting-edge technologies to educate and train the next generation of health-care professionals. Faculty, staff and learners from across UM are invited to experience first-hand various VR and other scenarios at stations set up in Brodie Centre atrium, 727 McDermot Avenue, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the RadyVerse launch event.
St. John's College
Challenging normative paradigms at the 40th Annual Marjorie Ward Lecture
March 12, 2024 —
Last night, St John's College hosted the 40th Annual Marjorie Ward, presenting Dr. Marcia Anderson, the Vice-Dean of Indigenous health, social justice, and anti-racism in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Health researchers, students an “untapped resource” for workforce crisis
March 12, 2024 —
Canada’s health workforce is in the midst of a crisis caused by a vicious cycle of work overload, burnout and rising attrition, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault told attendees of the 2024 Helen Glass Lecture on March 4.
UM launches program to ignite research excellence and innovation
March 11, 2024 —
UM has launched a new program to support groundbreaking, high-risk, high-reward research that will help solve complex challenges at home and around the world.