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Dr. Keith Fowke, President Michael Benarroch, Dean Peter Nickerson, Chancellor Ann Mahon visit UM partner community clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.

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UM partner clinics in Nairobi fear for HIV patients after Trump’s freeze on foreign aid

February 4, 2025 — 
For 45 years, the University of Manitoba has partnered with the University of Nairobi and the non-profit Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA) to achieve successful STI and HIV research, prevention, care and treatment programs to the most vulnerable communities in Kenya and in Africa.

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Lisa Knisley stands by a research poster.

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Clear Communicator

February 3, 2025 — 
For most of her early career after graduating from UM as a nurse, Dr. Lisa Knisley [BN/94] cared for adult patients. But in 2000, she was working in a cardiac catheter lab in London, England, that served both adults and children.

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Dr. Joanne Parsons kneels behind two youth volleyball players doing exercises.

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Athletes’ Advocate

January 27, 2025 — 
Soon after Joanne Parsons [BMRPT/03, M.Sc./09, PhD/14] made the move from clinical physiotherapy to academia, she initiated a research project at a Winnipeg high school.

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Portraits of 10 grad students.

Outstanding Rady Faculty grad students earn Dean’s Prize

January 23, 2025 — 
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to 10 extraordinary graduate students in 2024. 

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Christina Litz faces the camera, standing in the seats of the stadium

Secret to their Success

January 22, 2025 — 
Transform women’s pro sports, zero-emission commuting and public health awareness? Check. UM alumni Christina Litz, Paul Soubry and Dr. Joss Reimer do big things from Manitoba and get candid about how they got here

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laptop and papers showing graphs and statistical information

Provost and Vice-President (Academic)

Data for Justice

January 20, 2025 — 
The Data Justice series will feature presentations and panel discussions on how data can be leveraged to identify systemic inequities and support actions that reduce barriers and narrow gaps for marginalized people. It aims to spark meaningful conversations and encourage the UM community to critically explore the role of data in shaping a more equitable future.

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A standing boy clutches his stomach in pain.

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Appendectomy or antibiotics: which is a better choice for children’s appendicitis?

January 17, 2025 — 
Dr. Richard Keijzer, a pediatric surgeon and professor of surgery in the Max Rady College of Medicine at UM, was part of an international research team that has just published a study comparing the two treatment approaches.

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Portrait of Dr. John Perry standing in front of College of Dentistry graduating class photos hanging on a wall.

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Wealth of Wisdom

January 15, 2025 — 
If you visit a dentist or dental hygienist anywhere in Manitoba, there’s a good chance John Perry [DMD/76, M.Sc./86] was one of their teachers.

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Dr. Silvia Alessi-Severini stands at a counter in a student lounge.

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Pharmacy prof who studied ‘real-world’ drug effects appointed senior scholar

January 13, 2025 — 
Pharmacoepidemiologist Dr. Silvia Alessi-Severini has just retired from the College of Pharmacy and been appointed senior scholar.

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Karen Samson stands outside.

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Honing Hospital Care

January 10, 2025 — 
From an early age, Karen Samson [BN/09] knew she wanted to help others.

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