Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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APTN: Reinventing and reconnecting: Métis nursing grad shares journey to success
June 9, 2025 —
Reinventing and reconnecting: Métis nursing grad shares journey to success
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UM dental college team conducts Manitoba’s first jaw joint replacement surgery
June 9, 2025 —
A car accident in 2013 damaged Kindra Finley’s jaw, leaving her in unbearable pain.
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New midwives and nurses join professions
June 6, 2025 —
At a ceremony at the University of Manitoba’s Desaultels Concert Hall, 117 new nurses and seven new midwives were welcomed to their professions on June 5.
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Dr. Henry Friesen’s visionary career celebrated at medical college
June 6, 2025 —
Friends and colleagues of Dr. Henry Friesen, a UM medical alum who became a towering figure in Canadian health research, honoured his memory on June 3.
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CTV Winnipeg: Lung expert talks air quality
June 5, 2025 —
Lung expert talks air quality
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City News Winnipeg: Wildfires causing high risk air quality in Winnipeg and throughout Manitoba
June 5, 2025 —
The Government of Canada continues to issue a high-risk alert for several parts of the province.
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First Nations partner with UM to “grow our own” rehabilitation specialists starting in junior high
June 2, 2025 —
Nearly 200 people turned out to Oscar Lathlin Collegiate in Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) on May 26 for the launch of a new initiative between the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and nine First Nations communities in Manitoba, supported by the University of Manitoba’s innovative partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
Celebrating Excellence: Faculty of Graduate Studies honours award recipients at 2025 awards reception
May 27, 2025 —
Recognizing outstanding achievements in mentorship, administration, and research within the UM graduate and postdoctoral community.
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Effects of social isolation highlighted in national aging study
May 23, 2025 —
This year marks the half-way point of a major 20-year Canada-wide study on the complexities of the aging process. Since it was launched in 2015, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has seen over 300 studies published using its data, including from researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Research and International
Meet Patricia Thille, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Social Sciences category
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Patricia Thille, associate professor of physical therapy, has received the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Social Sciences.