Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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New anatomy head seeks to expand research, teaching through collaboration
February 27, 2020 —
Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch, in her new role as head of human anatomy and cell science, sees herself as an initiator and facilitator as the department enters a new phase of increased interdisciplinary collaboration in both innovative research and creative teaching.
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Med students aim to fill in sexual education gaps in high schools with new initiative
February 25, 2020 —
A new initiative aims to fill in the gaps in Manitoba’s current sexual education curriculum by training medical students to deliver workshops to high school students
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Winter river trails get Winnipeggers exercising outdoors, study shows
February 24, 2020 —
Dr. Jon McGavock was out for a run a few winters ago when he kept passing smiling people on a trail. Despite the cold, he noticed everyone seemed so happy. During that run he decided he had to study the impact of Winnipeg’s 10 km of frozen river trails.
The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund supports cutting-edge research
February 21, 2020 —
Thanks to a grant from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund, an interdisciplinary team in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will create heart tissue using a 3D bioprinter to study the development of diabetes
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Symposium emphasizes the importance of sharing stories in Indigenous Health research
February 18, 2020 —
Ongomiizwin – Research hosted its seventh annual Indigenous Health Research Symposium, “Past, Present, Future: Telling Our Stories” on Bannatyne campus
$4.8-million research project to support health system decision-making data needs
February 13, 2020 —
The Manitoba government is investing more than $2.4 million over four years to enhance real-time access to the data health-care providers need
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Inter-professional link between dentistry and primary health explored
February 11, 2020 —
Nurse practitioner students from the College of Nursing recently joined dentistry and dental hygiene students at the dental clinic on Bannatyne campus to assess patients for an innovative new project
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Health research projects receive federal funding
February 11, 2020 —
Eight research projects in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received project grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, totalling $3.8 million in support
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UM students bring video game rehab projects to India
February 10, 2020 —
A new collaboration between the University of Manitoba and SDM University in Dharwad, India is using computer games to enhance rehabilitation for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and acquired brain injuries in both Canada and India
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Fifty years of northern partnership celebrated at health gala
February 7, 2020 —
Speaker Ovide Mercredi predicts health-care self-determination for Indigenous people as UM marks five decades of collaborative health service in the North