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Dr. Mojgan Rastegar, wearing a lab coat and plastic gloves, holds a dish of cells.

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Bio-banking Hope

July 24, 2025 — 
More than a decade ago, Dr. Mojgan Rastegar gave the keynote address at an Ontario meeting focused on Rett syndrome, an incurable neurodevelopmental disorder.

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Dr. Anil Menon poses for a photo in the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry's general dental clinic. He leans against a dental chair.

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Seniors’ Smiles

July 23, 2025 — 
Dr. Anil Menon is on a mission to improve the oral health of seniors living in long-term care homes – one smile at a time.

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UM researcher, Courtney Marshall in a lab wearing a white lab coat and holding a lab apparatus while smiling at the camera.

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Asthma research earns UM scientist a nomination to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

July 22, 2025 — 
Courtney Marshall, a PhD candidate in the department of immunology at the Max Rady College of Medicine, won three awards at the International Congress of Academic Medicine, including a nomination to attend the Lindau Meeting.

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Dr. John Wade in the Brodie Centre atrium.

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UM community mourns loss of Dr. John Wade, medicine dean emeritus

July 21, 2025 — 
Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and dean, Max Rady College of Medicine, and the entire UM medical community are saddened to learn of the passing of a dear colleague, John Wade [MD/60], on July 17, 2025 at age 91.

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Dr. Zulma Rueda smiling at the camera in her lab.

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#ZeroHIVStigmaDay: UM researchers highlight urgent need to address HIV stigma and care gaps

July 21, 2025 — 
This #ZeroHIVStigmaDay, University of Manitoba researchers are working to reduce stigma and improve HIV care through science, collaboration with community, and the lived experience of those affected.

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Two people stand behind a podium on a small stage. One speaks into a microphone. On a screen behind them text reads: "Welcome to the Department of Clinical Health Psychology Residency Program 55th Anniversary Celebration. Max Rady College of Medicine. Rady Faculty of Health Sciences." Dozens of people sit at round tables in the crowd.

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Clinical health psychology residency program ‘truly outstanding’ at 55 years

July 18, 2025 — 
When the University of Manitoba’s clinical health psychology residency program launched during the 1969-70 academic year, there were just two residents and one training site.

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Dr. Moni Fricke with an artwork by Jackson Beardy from Garden Hill First Nation.

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Educating for Equity

July 18, 2025 — 
Thirty years ago, when Moni Fricke [BMRPT/87, M.Sc./98, PhD/16] took a position as a physiotherapist in northern Manitoba, it was a decision that greatly influenced her life and career.

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Dr. Chudyk sitting in front of her computer podcast setup, smiling at the camera.

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Evolving Engagement

July 17, 2025 — 
When Dr. Anna Chudyk collaborates with patients and caregivers in health research, her key goal is to ensure that their voices are heard and their priorities respected.

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Illustration of mpox virus.

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UM expert integral to international effort to tackle mpox

July 15, 2025 — 
A UM expert is a vital part of an international team of scientists studying the alarming changes in the spread of mpox across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to better understand the rapidly evolving virus.

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Headshot of Tara Horrill.

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Questioning Cancer Care

July 14, 2025 — 
Born and raised in Morden, Man., Tara Horrill [BN/05, PhD/21] always knew she wanted a career in health care. But it was while working as an oncology nurse at CancerCare Manitoba that she became drawn to research.

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