Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Twenty UM researchers receive JELF funding
August 26, 2020 —
Twenty UM researchers have been awarded support for their work this week through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF).
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International study to look at effects of COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy
August 25, 2020 —
Two research scientists from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are part of a major international study designed to determine the effects a pandemic has on pregnant mothers and infants.
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B.Sc. (Med.) students pivot research amid pandemic
August 24, 2020 —
Medical students in the bachelor of science in medicine (B.Sc. (Med.) program showed great resilience this summer in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the learners had to modify their research or take on a whole new project because of reduced capacity in laboratories and temporary lab closures.
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PIKE-Net interns adapt to at-home research
August 21, 2020 —
Student interns in Prairie Indigenous Knowledge Exchange Network (PIKE-Net) this summer, had a slightly different experience than they would have had any other year, due to the office closures and social distancing measures that came with the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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New medical students receive first white coats in adjusted ceremony
August 18, 2020 —
First-year medical students from a cross-section of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds are beginning their journey to becoming doctors when they recite the Physician’s Pledge at this year’s Inaugural Day Exercises and White Coat Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus.
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Manitoba’s primary care predictions near target in 2020, MHCP report says
August 18, 2020 —
Manitoba has over 1,800 primary care providers caring for its population, which is remarkably close to what the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) predicted would be needed by 2020 in a study released 15 years ago.
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UM facility recognized by national scientific platform group
August 14, 2020 —
The manager of a University of Manitoba facility that offers flow cytometry-based services to academic researchers and the public sector was recently recognized by a national scientific group.
No ‘back to normal’ after COVID-19
August 12, 2020 —
COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the inequities of Canada’s current “curative” health-care system and the problems associated with viewing health policy in isolation from social factors.
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Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund awards diverse Rady Faculty projects
August 12, 2020 —
Two interdisciplinary research teams at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received one-year grants from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund for cutting-edge projects that will advance research in the areas of brain disease and mother-infant health.
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Read new issue of RadyUM magazine online
August 11, 2020 —
The summer 2020 issue of the RadyUM magazine is digital only and now available online.