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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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Headshots of Vanessa Van Bewer, Rani Hajela Srivastava and Ann Nzeruem.

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Storytelling a powerful part of EDI, UM prof says

April 21, 2023 — 
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) was the theme at the 13th annual Advanced Practice Nursing conference hosted by the Graduate Nursing Students’ Association (GNSA) on April 5.

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Catherine sits in a dental chair and wears a bib. Dr. McCoy stands next to her and wears scrubs, gloves and a face mask.

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Loyal patient at UM dental school clinic praises 57 years of care

April 19, 2023 — 
Catherine Hyska sat patiently in the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry’s clinic waiting room. She’s spent a lot of time in that space over the years. The 93-year-old has been a patient at the dental school since 1966.

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Seated audience members clapping.

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Max Rady College of Medicine celebrates 2023 CAME award winners

April 17, 2023 — 
Congratulations to the 2023 CAME award winners from Max Rady College of Medicine!

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The partners pose for a photo. A banner behind them reads "Heart & Stroke" with its logo. Another banner behind them reads "University of Manitoba. Rady Faculty of Health Sciences" with UM logo.

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New chair funded by Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and UM to advance stroke research

April 13, 2023 — 
Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and the University of Manitoba have partnered to fund a new UM research chair in neurological stroke.

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Keshav Narayan Alagarsamy gives his presentation. A banner behind him reads "Faculty of Graduate Studies" and umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies".

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Rady grad students shine at Three Minute Thesis final

April 5, 2023 — 
Three minutes isn’t much time to explain complex research and novel ideas, but a trio of Rady Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students excelled at presenting their work clearly and concisely in just 180 seconds.

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Dr. Marcia Anderson

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Canadian Press: Anti-racism policies in health care should be led by Indigenous staff: report

April 4, 2023 — 
As the Canadian Press reports: More Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but that can’t happen without a supportive education system that also envisions them in leadership roles, says a report commissioned by Health Canada and touted as the first comprehensive review of the health-care workforce.

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A health-care worker drops CBD oil on a patient's tongue.

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UM-led study exposes barriers, safety concerns for medical cannabis use in Canada

April 4, 2023 — 
A majority of Canadians who require medical cannabis are obtaining the drug through the recreational market rather than the medical system, raising health and safety concerns, according to a massive new study led by a UM researcher.

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