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Dr. Jennifer Rabin speaks at a lectern.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Women must be equitably included in health research, WISDOM speakers say

November 10, 2025 — 
Women’s health continues to be negatively affected by the fact that most medical research is conducted on men, experts said at a recent UM symposium.

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Research and International

From Manitoba to Berlin: Breaking Walls in Antibiotic Resistance!

November 5, 2025 — 
Dr. Hans-Joachim Wieden and Luma Clarindo Lopes are heading to the 2025 Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.

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A bowl of gummy bears sits beside a child's hand holding two gummy bears.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Early-career Rady researchers awarded New Investigator grants

November 4, 2025 — 
Five assistant professors from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are among 24 researchers who have received a total of nearly $1.8 million in New Investigator Operating Grants from Research Manitoba. 

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Portrait of Deanne Nixie Miao in a lab.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Faculty Vanier Scholar feels she now ‘belongs in academic research’

November 3, 2025 — 
For Deanne Nixie Miao, receiving the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship has helped her feel that she fits in doing research in the lab.

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Three UM leaders among 2025 most powerful women in Canada

October 30, 2025 — 
Three UM community members have been named among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2025, recognized for their leadership, vision, determination, passion and mentorship of others.  

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Md. Abdul Aziz smiling at the camera in a hallway at the Apotex Centre.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy PhD student awarded prestigious Vanier scholarship

October 27, 2025 — 
Md. Abdul Aziz received a prestigious 2025 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship to support his PhD studies.

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Research and International

The Conversation: Blue Jays fever sets in as Canada readies for the World Series for the first time in 32 years

October 23, 2025 — 
Late on an October Monday night, George Springer smashed a three-run homer to send nearly 45,000 fans in Toronto’s Rogers Centre — and a record national television audience — into a frenzy.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM helps keep HIV program in Kenya running following U.S. funding cuts

October 22, 2025 — 
Joyce Adhiambo has lived with HIV for the past 24 years, and she depends on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to keep her alive.

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Winners of the UM Undergraduate Research Showcase pose together.

Research and International

Student research takes centre stage at 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

October 21, 2025 — 
More than 150 students shared their research findings with the wider UM community at the Undergraduate Research Showcase.

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Donor Relations

Partnering for change

October 9, 2025 — 
Social Policy Evaluation Collaborative Team Research at the University of Manitoba (SPECTRUM) is completing transformative policy research in collaboration with over 100 community, government, and academic partners. Bolstered by giving and the dedication of their partners, SPECTRUM successfully secured a $2.5 million grant from SSHRC in 2024.

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