Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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Interprofessional Rady Faculty student event highlights collaboration across health-care disciplines
October 28, 2025 —
Simulation labs at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus were packed with students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences on Oct. 16 for an interprofessional education event aimed at fostering collaboration across health-care disciplines.
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Pharmacy PhD student awarded prestigious Vanier scholarship
October 27, 2025 —
Md. Abdul Aziz received a prestigious 2025 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship to support his PhD studies.
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Rady grad student profile: Jaypee Aguilar investigates amniotic fluid’s effect on lung cells
October 24, 2025 —
Many published studies have shown that exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb increases a person’s risk of asthma and other inflammatory lung diseases. “What no one knows is how that actually happens,” says Aguilar.
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New nurses ready to ‘dive right in’
October 23, 2025 —
The College of Nursing welcomed 97 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony on Oct. 22, the day after the bachelor of nursing students graduated at convocation. Twenty-eight students from the college’s graduate programs also crossed the convocation stage to receive their degrees, including 20 graduates from the nurse practitioner program.
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UM helps keep HIV program in Kenya running following U.S. funding cuts
October 22, 2025 —
Joyce Adhiambo has lived with HIV for the past 24 years, and she depends on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to keep her alive.
Student research takes centre stage at 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase
October 21, 2025 —
More than 150 students shared their research findings with the wider UM community at the Undergraduate Research Showcase.
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Rady Faculty ‘superhero’ raises money for new CHP professorship
October 20, 2025 —
Dr. Jo Ann Unger donned a cape and became a superhero for a day.
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Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 gives back
October 10, 2025 —
Members of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 sold so many cupcakes and cookies at bake sales to raise money for their graduation celebration that they wound up with extra funds.
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AI-powered health data research by Rady PhD student aims to improve patient outcomes and privacy
October 8, 2025 —
Barret Monchka, a PhD student at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is advancing data linkage using artificial intelligence and improving patient data protection.
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Rady symposium explores recruitment, retention of Indigenous faculty
October 7, 2025 —
Increasing the number of Indigenous faculty members at UM requires a strategy to ensure that they are not just hired, but valued and supported, speakers said at a symposium on Sept. 25.