Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Indigenous
Dr. Catherine Cook’s term as Vice-President (Indigenous) extended
February 2, 2022 —
Dr. Cook to continue advancing Indigenous engagement and success at UM
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Overcoming Obstacles
January 31, 2022 —
Three Indigenous physicians and UM graduates work together to provide care in Garden Hill First Nation.
Faculty of Science
2022 Turtle Island Indigenous Science Conference
January 27, 2022 —
The UM is hosting its first Indigenous Science Conference with a focus on the Indigenous approach to understanding the five elements of the world: fire, water, earth, air, and spirit.
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Helping others helps us too, this Bell Let’s Talk day
January 26, 2022 —
The conversation around mental health will take centre stage during the 12th annual Bell Let’s Talk campaign Jan. 26. This occurs at a time when many are feeling heightened stress of yet another surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, a return to remote working/learning, and on top of it a bout of especially cold and snowy winter weather.
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Humanizing poverty
January 24, 2022 —
Community health sciences professor Dr. Evelyn Forget and research assistant Hannah Owczar shine a light on those who would be most impacted by basic income in Radical Trust: Basic Income for Complicated Lives by amplifying the stories of those who are often left out of the dialogue around public policy
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Focusing on Oral Cancer
January 17, 2022 —
Dr. Vimi Mutalik peers intently into the large microscope on her office desk. It’s the tool she uses to make a difference in the world.
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‘Out of the Shadows’
January 14, 2022 —
While COVID-related public health restrictions have put a pause on much of her research, Genevieve Thompson [BN/97, MN/03, PhD/07] says the pandemic is having a positive effect on the future of her work.
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Health sciences students called to support First Nations health workers
January 13, 2022 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is calling on senior students and residents across its five colleges in an effort to support the health-care workforces of First Nations communities.
Three new Canada Research Chairs
January 12, 2022 —
Chairs in nutrition, health economics and extreme astrophysics
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Siragusa ‘excited to get started’ in dual role at UM
January 10, 2022 —
Lanette Siragusa, a familiar face to Manitobans for her position in the province’s COVID-19 fight, says she hopes to be an asset to UM when she assumes her new dual role as vice-dean, education for the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and associate director of Ongomiizwin – Health Services