Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Asper School of Business
Stu Clark Centre Learn From Home Competition
September 15, 2020 —
Entrepreneurship is about being your own boss, something students across the University of Manitoba will be required to master this upcoming year. Working and learning from home means students will have to take control of their environment to be set up for success.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New stamp honours health pioneer Dr. Bruce Chown
September 15, 2020 —
University of Manitoba alumnus Henry Bruce Chown [MD/22] is one of six groundbreaking physicians and researchers being celebrated across the country this week with the unveiling of a set of commemorative Canada Post stamps.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Watch the 3MT Western Regionals and vote for UM challenger Toby Le!
September 15, 2020 —
In a year that saw the UM’s 3MT competition become an online event for the first time due to COVID-19, the 3MT Western Regionals are doing the same thing. UM’s winner, Toby Le, will compete against 16 challengers from across Western Canada in an online event on September 23 beginning at 2pm central. We chatted with Toby Le about his research and his experience competing in 3MT thus far.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New Rady Faculty students experience unique orientation in 2020
September 10, 2020 —
Unlike years past when socializing and getting to know new classmates were the norm during orientation, first-year students in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences started their 2020/2021 school year in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry/dental hygiene and rehabilitation sciences with orientation activities and welcoming ceremonies in mostly virtual settings.
Nine Order of Manitoba recipients have UM connections
September 10, 2020 —
Nine UM community members will receive the Order of Manitoba today at an intimate, reduced-capacity investiture ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
2019 Merit Awards announced
September 8, 2020 —
Faculty recognized for outstanding teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service
Research and International
Rh Awards Recognize UM Research Excellence
September 8, 2020 —
Tune in on Sept. 22, 7 pm on the UM YouTube channel to view the Rh Awards Celebration, and hear a bit about each recipient’s research from them, personally.
Three UM professors elected to Royal Society
September 8, 2020 —
Three University of Manitoba professors have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the country’s most esteemed association of scholars and scientists.
UM researchers get $9.4M for COVID-19 rapid response grants and clinical trials
September 4, 2020 —
Research Manitoba has announced $3.8M in research funding to support recipients of the Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Competition and eight Manitoba clinical trials related to COVID-19 and applied health research.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CSCI names UM child health researcher 2020 Young Investigator
September 4, 2020 —
Dr. Meghan Azad, associate professor of pediatrics and child health at the Max Rady College of Medicine has been named as winner of the 2020 Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award by the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI), an Ottawa-based organization that represents young health-care researchers across Canada.





