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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM researchers awarded future leaders grants from Brain Canada

September 23, 2024 — 
Dr. Robert Beattie, Dr. Kaarina Kowalec, and Dr. Paul Marcogliese each received $100,000 to advance their groundbreaking research in brain health.

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Portraits of Dr. Lisa Lix and Dr. Ryan Zarychanski.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Canadian Academy of Health Sciences honours two UM researchers

September 20, 2024 — 
Two Max Rady College of Medicine researchers have been elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community.  

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Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education building connections, elevating the voices of Indigenous scholars and thinkers

September 19, 2024 — 
From September 25 to 28, the University of Manitoba will host Mawachihitotaak (Let’s Get Together): Métis Studies Symposium.

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Research and International

New study reveals breastfeeding duration influences infant microbiome and respiratory development

September 19, 2024 — 
A major study co-led by UM, NYU. and involving researchers from universities across North America. has been published in Cell.

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Ruth Barclay stands inside the atrium at Riverview Health Centre.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New research chair to focus on telerehab at Riverview Health Centre

September 18, 2024 — 
Riverview Health Centre and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have announced a new research chair focused on rehabilitation and new telerehabilitation technology. 

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A woman looks at two computer screens containing information about the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Project aims to help researchers dig into Manitoba population data

September 17, 2024 — 
A UM research unit that houses one of the world’s richest repositories of population data has embarked on a project to make this “big data” more user-friendly for researchers.

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Research and International

UM researchers receive new project funding with nine Insight Development Grants

September 13, 2024 — 
UM researchers receive federal funding for new projects seeking to build knowledge and understanding about people and societies.

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Five UM researchers awarded SSHRC Insight grants

September 13, 2024 — 
UM researchers receive $955,927 in Insight Grant project funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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Winners and judges pose together with the Falling Walls Manitoba trophies.

Research and International

Introducing the 2024 Falling Walls Lab Manitoba winners

September 12, 2024 — 
Twelve contestants presented their groundbreaking ideas at the Falling Walls Lab Manitoba competition.

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A drawn image of a person in a canoe on a lake, with dream-like images of a hockey goalie in the sky.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Graphic novel focuses on homophobia in Indigenous sport

September 9, 2024 — 
A new graphic novel created from research conducted by the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences looks at gender and sexuality through a Cree lens, with a focus on toxic masculinity and homophobia in sport. 

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