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Dr. Francis Amara in a lab with young students in the background.

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Scholar of teaching and learning honoured with medical education award

February 25, 2021 — 
The Canadian Association for Medical Education will present UM's Dr. Francis Amara with a Certificate of Merit Award, recognizing his significant contribution to medical education.

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Two photos: 1) Dr. Helen Glass; 2) Joann MacMorran with colleagues

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Nursing alumni honoured as trailblazing women

February 24, 2021 — 
In January, the Nellie McClung Foundation announced Manitoba’s 150 Women Trailblazers in the Winnipeg Free Press. The list included several University of Manitoba alumna, including two esteemed colleagues from what is now the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Dr. Allison Paige stands beside the fax machine at Kildonan Medical Centre.

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Engineering a fax fix

February 23, 2021 — 
A Winnipeg family medicine clinic is handling faxes from pharmacies much more efficiently, with far fewer errors, thanks to a quality improvement partnership between the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Price Faculty of Engineering.

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Hygienist with Heart

February 17, 2021 — 
Dental hygiene alumna Donna Scott, who practises in Yukon, is a passionate advocate for oral care access who says a key lesson of her career is "Don't judge."

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The path to Migizii Agamik in winter

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Manitoba Indigenous Youth Achievement Awards for Access Program students

February 17, 2021 — 
“I really love living in the North, being on the land, near the water, with the people. This is my home. These are my people. I want to give back." - Sandi Hart

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Nine grad students receive Rady Faculty Dean’s Prize

February 12, 2021 — 
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to nine exceptional graduate students in 2020.

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On the path to preventing rheumatoid arthritis

February 9, 2021 — 
After watching a close family member suffer with rheumatoid arthritis, Vidyanand Anaparti [PhD/15] was motivated to make a difference

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Research shows the breast milk of women who have recovered from COVID-19 offers a source of COVID-19 antibodies. // Shutterstock

Breastfeeding research improves lives and advances health, but faces conflicts

February 9, 2021 — 
Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health

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Dr. Jason Kindrachuk

UM virologist issues warning about new Ebola outbreak in Congo

February 8, 2021 — 
In a story carried widely around the world in major news outlets and media, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk was quoted regarding his concerns over a new outbreak of Ebola in Congo

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UM postdoctoral fellow Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin, whose research is based at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, is pictured in a lab there.

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Awards advance Rady women in leadership learning

February 5, 2021 — 
Ten faculty members, students or trainees in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received 2020 leadership development awards through The Winnipeg Foundation’s Martha Donovan Fund

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