Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Research and International
UM mental health program for older adults plans for national expansion
September 11, 2023 —
Dr. Kristin Reynolds, director of the UM Health Information Exchange Lab, has been recognized with a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Aging Prize for her work to expand and evaluate the CONNECT Program.
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New MPAS students aim to make positive impact
September 7, 2023 —
Angel Sen was about to tear up when she received her stethoscope during the Master of Physician Assistant Studies’ (MPAS) Inaugural Exercises.
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UM health researchers receive more than $6.7 million in federal support
September 6, 2023 —
Health researchers at UM have been awarded more than $6.7 million in the latest round of project funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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UM-developed ‘smart glove’ offers hand therapy remotely
September 5, 2023 —
As part of an international scholarship, Silas Müller, a biomedical engineering student from Stuttgart, Germany, has spent the summer at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences conducting validation testing on a new telerehabilitation tool that will help people who need physical therapy on their hands.
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Rady grad student profile: Erwin Taguiam studies gene expression in tuberculosis and HIV co-infection
September 1, 2023 —
Erwin Taguiam’s research focuses on searching for a “signature” in blood that could potentially be used to quickly and easily detect TB in people living with HIV.
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Distinguished UM alumni to be honoured by dental hygiene, dentistry peers
August 31, 2023 —
Two distinguished UM alumni – a dental hygienist who has worked tirelessly to advance the profession and a dentistry professor who leads humanitarian dental missions – will be honoured by their peers at a gala on Homecoming weekend.
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Student-led wheelchair program boosts kids’ confidence, builds community
August 31, 2023 —
Two occupational therapy (OT) students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have developed a training camp that promotes confidence and a sense of community for children who use wheelchairs.
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Panel discussion to address ableism as an ‘undiagnosed malady’
August 30, 2023 —
Ableism and its effects on health care and health education will be the focus of a virtual panel discussion on Sept. 18, hosted by the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Problem-solving with patients
August 29, 2023 —
Emily Hyde named as Vanier Scholar for her cardiac research at UM
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Four UM graduate students named Vanier Scholars
August 29, 2023 —
Students from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and Faculty of Science are Vanier Scholars