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UM health researchers receive more than $9.6 million in federal funding
February 14, 2025 —
Health researchers at the University of Manitoba have been awarded more than $9.6 million in the latest round of project grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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The Conversation: Living to tell the story: Lawsuit accuses ER doctor of anti-indigenous racism
February 13, 2025 —
On Jan. 15, 2023, Justin Flett arrived at the emergency room at St. Anthony’s Hospital, in The Pas, Manitoba. According to Flett’s statement of claim, submitted to the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in December and as reported by CBC News and APTN, he told the triage nurse he was experiencing distressing abdominal pain.

City News Winnipeg: University of Manitoba-led study improves understanding of fatal brain cancer
February 13, 2025 —
University of Manitoba-led study improves understanding of fatal brain cancer

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Manitoba design on display at Times Square
February 13, 2025 —
Kolye TJN lead designer Tijen Roshko, UM researcher and professor of Interior Design, debuted an innovative collection of felt neckwear on the international stage at New York Fashion Week.

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UM-led study improves understanding of fatal brain cancer
February 11, 2025 —
A new study from researchers at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has identified a possible treatment option and greater understanding of recurrent glioblastoma, a fatal form of brain cancer and the one that took beloved Canadian musician Gord Downie’s life in 2017.

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CBC Manitoba: U of Manitoba-led program tackling HIV in Kenya in jeopardy after Trump’s cuts to USAID
February 7, 2025 —
Climate initiatives halted as non-profits warn of growing humanitarian need

Showcase your work at TEDx Winnipeg 2025
February 7, 2025 —
TEDx Winnipeg is inviting the UM community to showcase big ideas, research, and innovations at the upcoming TEDx event on May 29, 2025

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Extracting Evidence
February 5, 2025 —
When Dr. Juliana (Julie) Pfeffer was growing up, she thought all dentists conducted research, taught dental students and delivered care, because her parents did all three.

Outstanding Rady Faculty grad students earn Dean’s Prize
January 23, 2025 —
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to 10 extraordinary graduate students in 2024.

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Newly funded research could revolutionize quantum technologies
January 22, 2025 —
A new research project is set to explore what is sometimes called ‘quantum weirdness’ in certain types of magnetic materials. Researchers are examining how excitations that can be produced in some magnetic materials through interactions with light might be used in quantum technologies.