Research and International News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM project to enlist community members in improving services for patients with HIV, other infections
December 18, 2025 —
An innovative UM-led project will train people with lived experience from across the Prairies to work with researchers on developing clinical trials focused on HIV and sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections (STBBIs), such as gonorrhea and syphilis.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Chronic diseases decline, but diabetes shows alarming growth, new Manitoba ‘health atlas’ reveals
December 18, 2025 —
The rates of heart attacks, strokes and nearly every major chronic disease have declined over the past two decades in Manitoba, but the rate of diabetes is soaring, says a comprehensive data study conducted by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) at the University of Manitoba.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Infections of Inequity
December 17, 2025 —
Souradet Shaw [BA/97, M.Sc./09, PhD/18] is an expert at analyzing public health data to shed light on the spread of infectious diseases.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM co-leads first-of-its-kind national study on MS health
December 16, 2025 —
A team of researchers launched a national study in Nov. 2025 to better understand how biological and social factors can influence health outcomes for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Honing in on Hearing Loss
December 10, 2025 —
Dr. Britt Drögemöller's lab team is the first in the world to harness two kinds of unique large-scale data to develop a polygenic risk score for cisplatin-induced hearing loss.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Primary Protector
December 9, 2025 —
Making a difference in the lives of kids who face social and economic inequities drives Canada’s leading expert in early childhood oral health.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM study offers free genetic testing to improve mental health treatment in Manitoba
December 8, 2025 —
A University of Manitoba study is offering free genetic testing to help personalize mental health treatment. Researchers are seeking 200 adults who are starting or changing mental health medication.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM kidney transplant expert honoured with lifetime achievement award
December 5, 2025 —
Dr. Peter Nickerson, a UM physician-scientist who was instrumental in establishing Canada’s national network for kidney donation and transplantation was honoured on Dec. 5 with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Canadian Blood Services.
Research and International
UM leads Canada in not-for-profit research funding growth and corporate partnerships
December 4, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba (UM) has recorded the highest not-for-profit research funding in its history and the highest annual growth amongst Canada’s top 50 Universities, according to the newly released rankings of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2025.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM community mourns passing of pediatrician-scientist Dr. Estelle Simons
November 27, 2025 —
Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and the entire UM medical community are saddened by the passing of professor emerita Estelle Simons [B.Sc./65, MD/69] on Nov. 5 at age 80.