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Portraits of Dr. Lisa Lix and Dr. Ryan Zarychanski.

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Canadian Academy of Health Sciences honours two UM researchers

September 20, 2024 — 
Two Max Rady College of Medicine researchers have been elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community.  

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President Benarroch, the Niznicks and Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis standing at the construction site next to a poster with the rendering of the new Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick Centre.

Donor Relations

Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick’s passion for dental education and care inspires $5 million gift to the University of Manitoba

September 20, 2024 — 
The gift will support the construction of a new dental clinic, which will be housed in the new Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick Centre on the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus. 

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Research and International

New study reveals breastfeeding duration influences infant microbiome and respiratory development

September 19, 2024 — 
A major study co-led by UM, NYU. and involving researchers from universities across North America. has been published in Cell.

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Ruth Barclay stands inside the atrium at Riverview Health Centre.

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New research chair to focus on telerehab at Riverview Health Centre

September 18, 2024 — 
Riverview Health Centre and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have announced a new research chair focused on rehabilitation and new telerehabilitation technology. 

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Czynara Gerard Patio and Maya Blair standing in a hallway at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences.

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Occupational therapy program welcomes largest class to date

September 17, 2024 — 
The College of Rehabilitation Sciences welcomed 55 new occupational therapy (OT) students at a ceremony on Bannatyne campus on August 26. The class size increased by five from previous years, and next year will increase again to 60 incoming students. 

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A woman looks at two computer screens containing information about the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository.

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Project aims to help researchers dig into Manitoba population data

September 17, 2024 — 
A UM research unit that houses one of the world’s richest repositories of population data has embarked on a project to make this “big data” more user-friendly for researchers.

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Three rows of students are wearing white coats. They are each holding an open folder and are reading the community code from a paper inside the folder.

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Dentistry, dental hygiene students celebrate start of new journey

September 13, 2024 — 
A wide smile crossed the face of Gurpreet Kaur as she held her two-year-old son, Azaad, after the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and School of Dental Hygiene’s Opening Assembly on Thursday evening.  

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Ariel Wilcox standing inside the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing Atrium.

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Rady grad student profile: Ariel Wilcox looks to improve rural health-care system

September 10, 2024 — 
Ariel Wilcox spent over a decade working as a frontline nurse in rural Manitoba prior to the COVID pandemic. After taking a maternity leave during the pandemic’s third wave, she was unsure that she wanted to return. 

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A drawn image of a person in a canoe on a lake, with dream-like images of a hockey goalie in the sky.

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Graphic novel focuses on homophobia in Indigenous sport

September 9, 2024 — 
A new graphic novel created from research conducted by the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences looks at gender and sexuality through a Cree lens, with a focus on toxic masculinity and homophobia in sport. 

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Four people sit around a round table.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Groundbreaking research partnership aims to change social policies

September 5, 2024 — 
An innovative partnership between academics, community leaders and provincial government staff is conducting research that aims to change policy to improve the lives of Manitobans.

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