Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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UM dental college receives $6.1M in federal funding for access to care projects
November 28, 2025 —
The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry has received more than $6.1 million in federal funding to improve access to care for marginalized Manitobans and provide students with experience in caring for underserved populations.
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UM community mourns passing of pediatrician-scientist Dr. Estelle Simons
November 27, 2025 —
Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and the entire UM medical community are saddened by the passing of professor emerita Estelle Simons [B.Sc./65, MD/69] on Nov. 5 at age 80.
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Genetic clues: Can depression risk predict MS progression?
November 27, 2025 —
New research shows that a stronger genetic predisposition to depression may predict relapse and greater disability in MS
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Nano and Cell Imaging Facility now on Bannatyne campus
November 25, 2025 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nano and Cell Imaging Facility (NCIF) has a new home on the Bannatyne campus.
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Rady community honours transgender lives
November 25, 2025 —
More than 60 faculty, staff, students and community members attended a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 20.
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Global gaps in inflammatory bowel disease care revealed in study led by UM
November 24, 2025 —
Dr. Charles Bernstein led the first global study on health-care spending for IBD, aiming to identify key areas in disease management and highlight gaps in diagnosis, treatment and access to care.
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Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty
November 21, 2025 —
The annual Graduate Studies Open House on UM’s Bannatyne campus explored graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Number of Manitobans using MAID levels off
November 20, 2025 —
Salina Pirzada, a PhD student in the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba whose thesis is about why patients request MAID, said the numbers have likely plateaued for now
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Turning illness into art: PhD student uses art to transform chronic care
November 20, 2025 —
Most people wouldn’t think of art to address chronic illness. But for Jen Sebring, a PhD candidate at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, art became a powerful and thought-provoking tool to better understand and support those with chronic health conditions and disabilities.
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Classic 107: Manitoba doctor leads national shift toward restorative practices in health care
November 18, 2025 —
A Manitoban physician is leading the way across Canada in working towards getting everyone proper medical care, including those who have been discriminated against in the past. On top of being a physician, Dr. Jayson Stoffman (director, PGME academic curriculum; chair, PGME academic curriculum committee) is the program director for the pediatric residency program at the University of Manitoba.