Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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7 Rady Faculty students make 3MT finals
April 7, 2022 —
Seven of the 12 finalists in the University of Manitoba’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are Rady Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students. The participants will be competing in the final tonight (April 7, 2022) at 7 p.m.
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Rady researchers to develop ‘placenta on a chip’ and living lab platform
April 5, 2022 —
Two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences faculty members and researchers at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) were recently awarded New Investigator Research Grants from the Sick Kids Foundation, a national health education group, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.
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Panelists to health professionals: See every person as whole person, not just their disability
April 4, 2022 —
People with disabilities often avoid going to hospital or doctors’ offices because those areas are not equipped to address “non-conformist” bodies and minds, said Nancy Hansen, director of UM’s interdisciplinary master’s program in disability studies, at a recent panel discussion on ableism in health care.
Innovative research receives funding
April 4, 2022 —
UM researchers have received more than $1.2M through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), the Government of Canada announced
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All 8 Doctors Manitoba Award recipients have Rady Faculty connections
April 1, 2022 —
Winners of the 2022 Doctors Manitoba Awards have been announced and all eight of the recipients are connected to the Max Rady College of Medicine, and six are alumni
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Health research projects receive $31M in federal funding
March 31, 2022 —
CIHR announces investment to provide new training and development opportunities for early career researchers and trainees across Canada; faculty members from Rady Faculty of Health Sciences playing roles in projects funded through the new initiative
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Muslim prayer room opens on Bannatyne campus
March 30, 2022 —
Muslim students in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences now have a dedicated space for prayer on the Bannatyne campus. The new Muslim prayer room is in Room 121 in the Chown Building. The space gives Muslims, who traditionally engage in prayer five times per day, an easily accessible private room.
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Four reasons you need to watch the 3MT Final
March 30, 2022 —
Here’s why you should tune in to this dynamic grad student competition
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Former dean of dentistry recognized for ‘transformation and vision,’ named dean emeritus
March 24, 2022 —
A dentist and academic who led the UM dentistry program for eight years said he was humbled to be formally appointed dean emeritus of dentistry at a virtual ceremony on March 7.
Reader’s Digest: 20 Canadian Heroes You Might Not Know About—But Should
March 23, 2022 —
Dr. Francis McGill, a UM alum made the list of 20 Canadian heroes you might not know