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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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Faculty of Graduate Studies

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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Headshot of Dr. Johann de Vries.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

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.

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Frances McGill | PHOTO: COURTESY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA

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

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Keep the feather together

March 21, 2022 — 
Indigenous leader calls on doctors to reconnect body, mind, heart, spirit

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A Zoom conference of students learning at MBNRI

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Real-life skills, online

March 18, 2022 — 
Every professor hopes they give their students practical knowledge they can use in their career, but Dr. Javier Mignone knows his students leave his class prepared for real-world experiences.

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Sustainability

Celebrating our UM Sustainability Award Winners

March 17, 2022 — 
The UM Sustainability Awards recognize and celebrate the collaborative efforts of students, staff and faculty to advance UM’s commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability. The following winners of the 2022 Sustainability Awards were selected by a committee and received their awards at UM Sustainability Day on March 10.

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A health care worker assists a woman in a wheelchair in a hospital hallway.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Panel to explore disability experience in health care

March 17, 2022 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will host a panel discussion on March 21 exploring ableism in health care and the dangers that poses to persons with disabilities

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Portrait of Dr. Milos Lekic.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Alumnus gives back to alma mater

March 17, 2022 — 
When Dr. Milos Lekic was training to be an orthodontist at the University of Manitoba in the mid-2000s, he was focused on wires and braces. Today, orthodontics has gone digital, he said, and students need to learn using state-of-the-art technology.

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Cover of Winter 2021 issue of RadyUM magazine.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Latest issue of RadyUM magazine available now

March 16, 2022 — 
The Winter 2021 issue of RadyUM magazine is now online, bringing you engaging stories of student and faculty achievement, alumni accomplishment, and research dedicated to advancing health and well-being.

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