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Rady grad student Mikayla Hunter.

Righting the bias

December 14, 2023 — 
How Mikayla Hunter and friends formed UM’s first Queer & Trans Graduate Student Group

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Worrying about making ends meet? Learn about supports that can help

December 12, 2023 — 
If you’re struggling right now, please know there’s support available for eligible students.

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UM supports available throughout the exam period

December 11, 2023 — 
As we enter the upcoming exam period from December 12 to 22, I extend my best wishes to each of you.

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Update for Winnipeg Transit users

December 8, 2023 — 
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1505 (ATU), the designated representative for transit workers in the City of Winnipeg have accepted their offer from the City. As a result, Winnipeg Transit service will continue with regular schedules and operations. 

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A young woman sits on a large red ball, holding a tissue box and a paper towel roll.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Physical therapy student promotes movement with household items

December 6, 2023 — 
Second-year UM physical therapy student Amanda Shiplack believes that exercise should be seen as fun, rather than a chore. That’s the approach she used when creating a one-day event for people with cognitive and physical challenges at a local geriatric day hospital earlier this year.

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A nursing student wears a virtual reality headset and holds virtual reality hand controllers.

Exploring virtual reality in teaching and learning

December 5, 2023 — 
One of the newer opportunities in simulation education is virtual reality, which provides opportunities to teach things like prioritization, problem solving, and clinical decision-making skills.

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A nursing student posing at a simulation lab bedside.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Students, educators share ‘common nursing experience’

December 5, 2023 — 
When Bryn Sitarik first began studying at UM in 2016, she was interested in a business degree, with a focus on human resources. But after an experience working at CancerCare Manitoba in Summer 2018, she shifted her focus to nursing.

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A collage of the portraits of each of the prize winners.

Six grad students receive Rady Faculty Dean’s Prize

December 5, 2023 — 
The 2023 Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to six distinguished learners.

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Five students stand in a line with Dr. Kelekis-Cholakis on a stage. A photographer is taking their photo. The students are holding certificates.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Dentistry, dental hygiene Awards Evening celebrates successes

December 1, 2023 — 
The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and the School of Dental Hygiene celebrated the achievements of its hard-working students, faculty and staff at its Awards Evening last week.

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Joel Nichols

Meet our newest Rhodes Scholar, Joel Nichols

November 28, 2023 — 
This exceptional School of Art grad is UM’s 100th recipient of the prestigious scholarship

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