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Students are photographed outside on a sunny day on the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus on September 19, 2019. (Photo by Marianne Helm / University of Manitoba)

Students

Take time for a fall mental health check-in

November 14, 2025 — 
It's normal to feel overwhelmed at this time of year. Connect with UM's Student Support services and off-campus resources to give your health and wellness a boost.

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Students

Get Hired! Week of November 10, 2025

November 10, 2025 — 
Are you looking for work, trying to get that first job, or want to gain experience in your field of study? You won’t want to miss the weekly edition of Get Hired, by Career Services!

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Supporting Indigenous success Through Career Mentorship: The Indigenous Career Mentor Program

November 7, 2025 — 
The Indigenous Career Mentor Program is an informational interviewing program that supports Indigenous students in gathering industry information. Indigenous mentors that meet with Indigenous students provide advice on how to navigate career opportunities and challenges, mentors may also share their personal experiences navigating their own career journeys.

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Research and International

From Manitoba to Berlin: Breaking Walls in Antibiotic Resistance!

November 5, 2025 — 
From Manitoba to Berlin: Breaking Walls in Antibiotic Resistance! Dr. Hans-Joachim Wieden and Luma Clarindo Lopes are heading to the 2025 Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin! Luma, winner of Falling Walls Lab Manitoba, will present her groundbreaking idea on antibiotic resistance, representing both Manitoba and Canada on the global stage. Their participation highlights Manitoba’s growing impact in research and innovation.

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A photographer takes a photo of the dean of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and 12 students. The students are each holding a certificate.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Hard work pays off for dental hygiene, dentistry award recipients

November 4, 2025 — 
Jasmeen Rai decided to make some changes to her study habits last year.

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Kaitlin Reilly wearing a University of Manitoba shirt and nametag at Fort Garry campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Respiratory therapy student looks at effects of vaping on lung capacity

November 4, 2025 — 
What are the dangers of vaping, especially on young people? Third-year respiratory therapy student Kaitlin Reilly received a UM undergraduate research award to work on a project this summer on the effects of e-cigarettes and vaping. 

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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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Students

Improve how you tutor with tutor training

October 31, 2025 — 
Tutor Training is designed to improve the overall quality of tutoring on campus. Participants benefit by learning about the role of a tutoring life cycle by improving critcal thinking and communication skills. Tutors who attend the training and complete the assigned activities also earn recognition on their Experience Record.

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Katie Leppky and Lyle Silverman smile at the camera while Leppky holds an award certificate.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy students awarded more than $70k in scholarships at annual ceremony

October 30, 2025 — 
Thirty-one PharmD students from the second-, third- and fourth-year classes at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were recognized for their academic achievements during the previous academic year. 

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Six students stand while engaging with a Standardized Patient on the left and a facilitator on the right. In the background, other students are seated and observing the interaction.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Interprofessional Rady Faculty student event highlights collaboration across health-care disciplines

October 28, 2025 — 
Simulation labs at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus were packed with students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences on Oct. 16 for an interprofessional education event aimed at fostering collaboration across health-care disciplines.

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