Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M chemist earns award for work on new drug candidate for treating Lou Gehrig’s disease
November 17, 2025 —
A University of Manitoba PhD candidate with a dramatic life story has been awarded the Mitacs Innovation Award for co-inventing an aspiring new drug candidate for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, announced Monday.
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Grade 9 students explore health careers at Rady Faculty’s Take Our Kids to Work Day
November 17, 2025 —
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.
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New Rady grads encouraged to stay curious, inspire others
November 12, 2025 —
New graduates from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine celebrated at fall convocation Nov. 6 at Bannatyne campus.
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Women must be equitably included in health research, WISDOM speakers say
November 10, 2025 —
Women’s health continues to be negatively affected by the fact that most medical research is conducted on men, experts said at a recent UM symposium.
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CBC: Expert calling for Canada to have co-ordinated response to treat endometriosis
November 6, 2025 —
CBC's Faith Fundal spoke with Dr. Devon Evans, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UM, who is calling on the government to treat endometriosis as a national problem.
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Hard work pays off for dental hygiene, dentistry award recipients
November 4, 2025 —
Jasmeen Rai decided to make some changes to her study habits last year.
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Early-career Rady researchers awarded New Investigator grants
November 4, 2025 —
Five assistant professors from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are among 24 researchers who have received a total of nearly $1.8 million in New Investigator Operating Grants from Research Manitoba.
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Respiratory therapy student looks at effects of vaping on lung capacity
November 4, 2025 —
What are the dangers of vaping, especially on young people? Third-year respiratory therapy student Kaitlin Reilly received a UM undergraduate research award to work on a project this summer on the effects of e-cigarettes and vaping.
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Rady Faculty Vanier Scholar feels she now ‘belongs in academic research’
November 3, 2025 —
For Deanne Nixie Miao, receiving the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship has helped her feel that she fits in doing research in the lab.
Three UM leaders among 2025 most powerful women in Canada
October 30, 2025 —
Three UM community members have been named among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2025, recognized for their leadership, vision, determination, passion and mentorship of others.