Research and International News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Transforming Trauma
December 23, 2025 —
Dr. Madeline Burghardt never expected to become an arts-based researcher. But the demands of specific projects have changed her perspective.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Journey to the Islets
December 22, 2025 —
If you scan the titles of Dr. Lucy Marzban’s numerous published studies from the past 18 years, her scientific obsession is clear.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dual Dedication
December 19, 2025 —
Jared Bullard [B.Sc.(Med.)/04, MD/04] can’t imagine just conducting research or just working as a physician.
Research and International
Winnipeg Free Press: ‘We’re a university that’s on the move’
December 18, 2025 —
The University of Manitoba has been recognized as a growth leader on the Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2025 list, compiled by Research Infosource Inc. “We’ve upped our game,” said Mario Pinto, University of Manitoba vice-president research and international.
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.