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Three female nursing students practice skills in a simulated hospital room with a manikin.

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College of Nursing welcomes first summer cohort as part of expanded program

May 8, 2023 — 
The College of Nursing at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences made history this month, as it expanded its bachelor of nursing program and welcomed a third cohort of 120 students at its first summer intake.

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A teenager is jogging.

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UM study aims to boost mental health of teens with Type 1 diabetes

May 4, 2023 — 
A study led by a University of Manitoba researcher aims to improve the mental health of teenagers living with Type 1 diabetes by increasing physical activity and assigning them a peer mentor who has gone through similar experiences.

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Research and International

Building a broken heart: UM researchers to create 3D bio-printed heart muscle

May 2, 2023 — 
Researchers at the University of Manitoba and the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)have been awarded $250,000 over two years to advance cutting-edge three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology to create patient-specific heart models of those living with rare genetic diseases.

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Portrait of Dr. Tanveer Sharif in his lab. He is wearing a lab coat. There is scientific equipment and bottles on the counter and on shelves behind him.

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UM scientist develops innovative strategy to combat childhood brain cancer

May 2, 2023 — 
A discovery made by a University of Manitoba researcher could lead to safer and more effective treatments for childhood brain cancer.

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Content handsome young disabled student with headphones on neck siting in wheelchair and looking at camera in modern library or bookstore.

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Panel to explore solutions to ableism in higher education

May 2, 2023 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will host a panel discussion May 15 on ableism in academia and how it impacts students, faculty and staff with disabilities.

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A woman sits on a couch breastfeeding a baby.

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UM team secures rare U.S. funding for innovative breast milk research

May 1, 2023 — 
A team that has made the University of Manitoba a global leader in breast milk research has achieved a rare honour by landing a grant of US$2.5 million from a prestigious American funder.

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Celebrating 50 years of family medicine

April 28, 2023 — 
Join us for the department's 50th anniversary gala

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Cannabis research in pediatric medicine

April 28, 2023 — 
A physician’s personal experience leads to exploration and advocacy

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Portrait of Dr. David Safronetz in his lab.

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Rady Faculty scientist receives CIHR/CEPI Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research

April 26, 2023 — 
Dr. David Safronetz is the recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Leadership Award for Excellence in Vaccine Research.

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Christine Zhang, the flow cytometry core facility manager.

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Rady Faculty invests in research through cutting-edge core platforms, labs

April 24, 2023 — 
Technology helps make dreams a reality.

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