Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Indigenous
When murals speak: Indigenous art on campus
August 14, 2025 —
Indigenous artists offer connection, share stories and spark conversation through art
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Meet Dr. Hope Anderson, new dean of the College of Pharmacy
August 13, 2025 —
Dr. Hope Anderson, professor, has been appointed dean of the College of Pharmacy, assuming her new role on July 1, 2025.
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Through a Hopeful Lens
August 11, 2025 —
In 2024, when UM alum Sarah Forgie [B.Sc.(Med.)/95, MD/95] joined the University of Saskatchewan (USask) as dean of the College of Medicine, she immediately felt the weight of her new position.
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Physical therapy program introduces Indigenous welcoming ceremony
August 8, 2025 —
The physical therapy department at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its first Indigenous welcoming ceremony for all students, faculty and staff on Aug. 5 on the Bannatyne campus.
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Acting on Accessibility
August 5, 2025 —
Stefanie Wiens [BMROT/96] knew at the age of seven that she wanted to be an actor. By the time she was 13, she had also started to think about occupational therapy, after the “obscure” career was suggested in an aptitude test at school.
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Heart Medicine
July 30, 2025 —
When Kirsty Muller [BN/14] was in her final year of nursing studies at UM, she was not looking forward to her practicum in mental health.
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Serving the North
July 29, 2025 —
From the large window of her dental office in northern Manitoba, Judy Zetaruk [B.Sc./86, DMD/90] can watch eagles soaring over a tree-lined lake.
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UM study explores ‘gendering’ of girls’ sports injuries
July 28, 2025 —
A new four-year study led by a University of Manitoba researcher in partnership with Sport Manitoba has received over $384,000 in funding from the Government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to improve sporting environments for adolescent girls in sports historically dominated by boys.
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CTV Winnipeg: ‘A silent disease’: Manitoba hepatitis C numbers on the rise again
July 28, 2025 —
‘A silent disease’: Manitoba hepatitis C numbers on the rise again
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Kids discover health-care careers at UM summer camp
July 24, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed students back to its Biomedical Youth Program (BYP) Summer Camp — a week-long immersive experience where youth explore careers in the health sciences through hands-on learning. After a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the camp returned this year with new programming.