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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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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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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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Yellow autumn leaves on trees on the Duckworth Quad on the Fort Garry campus.

Students

Get ready for Career Month

October 24, 2025 — 
Every year students across the country take part in Career Month. The University of Manitoba is hosting more than 15 events and workshops this year. Whether you have your career path all mapped out, are unsure of your career goal, or somewhere in between, there is an event for you!

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Yellow autumn leaves on trees on the Duckworth Quad on the Fort Garry campus.

Students

Student Success Month | Spotlight 3

October 24, 2025 — 
Students reflect on the power of reaching out—how asking for help opened doors to support, growth, and a stronger sense of belonging at UM.

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Recipient to Role Model: Schroeder Scholar Zyrinne Paying it Forward

October 22, 2025 — 
From scholarship recipient to peer mentor, Zyrinne shares her journey through the Schroeder Transition Program and how she’s now giving back by supporting new students at UM.

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Student Success Month | Spotlight 2

October 20, 2025 — 
UM students share how building relationships, accessing wellness supports, and finding community helped them thrive both personally and academically.

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