Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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Rady researchers receive more than $1 million toward breastfeeding initiatives
November 6, 2024 —
Two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences projects aim to enhance breastfeeding initiatives and maternal health, focusing on underrepresented communities across Canada and Manitoba.
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UM researcher asks patients why they’ve chosen assisted death
November 5, 2024 —
A PhD candidate in the Max Rady College of Medicine is conducting the first study in Canada that asks patients about their motivations for MAID in the context of social determinants of health and dignity-related distress.
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First-ever oral cancer screening pop-up clinic held on Bannatyne campus
November 4, 2024 —
More than 100 people were screened for oral cancer at a pop-up clinic held in the Brodie Centre atrium.
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Rady Faculty dean urges new grads to ‘take flight’ in their careers
November 1, 2024 —
As the sun shone brightly into the Brodie atrium at Bannatyne campus for fall convocation on Oct. 31, Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, asked the graduates of four health programs to take inspiration from the mural by Anishinaabe artist Blake Angeconeb that surrounded them.
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Pharmacy award winners say balance is key
November 1, 2024 —
Top students advise making time for friends, hobbies and self-care.
Libraries
Remembering the forgotten
October 31, 2024 —
Hidden in a corner between University Centre and the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus, is a memorial that largely goes unnoticed, dedicated to the 30 members of the 11th Canadian Field Ambulance.
Research and International
UM proudly represented among Canada’s top 100 most powerful women in 2024
October 30, 2024 —
Five UM community members have been named among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2024, recognized for their leadership, vision, determination, passion and mentorship of others.
Research and International
Student achievement on display at the UM Undergraduate Research Showcase
October 28, 2024 —
2024 Undergraduate Research Showcase hosts more than 140 undergrad research posters and presentations.
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New Zealand scholar finds common ground with Manitoba’s Indigenous people
October 28, 2024 —
While visiting the College of Rehabilitation Sciences this fall, Katrina Pōtiki Bryant, associate dean Māori at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago in New Zealand, said she was struck by the many similarities between Indigenous people in Manitoba and her homeland.
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Over 100 new nurses welcomed to profession
October 23, 2024 —
The College of Nursing welcomed 105 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony on Oct. 22 at the new Desautels Concert Hall, a few hours ahead the graduands’ convocation.