Dr. Tracie Afifi News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences honours two Rady Faculty researchers
August 19, 2025 —
Two Max Rady College of Medicine professors have been elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady Faculty researchers receive more than $8.3 million in CIHR funding
February 9, 2024 —
Researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded more than $8.3 million in the latest round of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project funding.
UM receives funding for child maltreatment and child welfare research
July 20, 2023 —
On July 20th, the Government of Canada announced nearly $900,000 in funding to the University of Manitoba for a project aimed at increasing research capacity in child maltreatment, child welfare and family violence.
Research and International
Six-part Canada Research Chair Symposium concludes, showcasing groundbreaking researchers
June 26, 2023 —
Last week concluded the six-part Canada Research Chair (CRC) Symposium at UM.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
First Rady Faculty graduate studentship awardees grateful, honoured
April 27, 2022 —
Over 30 graduate students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded graduate studentships, a new scholarship offered to RFHS graduate students enrolled in their first or second year of a thesis-based master’s or doctoral program.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM health researchers secure nearly $8 million in federal funding
February 22, 2022 —
Research teams aiming to promote healing in a displaced First Nation community and to enhance First Nations prenatal education are among the recipients of recent grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Seven professors named Most Powerful Women in Canada
October 25, 2021 —
Read the inspiring stories of the recipients
Research and International
Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women: Dr. Tracie Afifi
October 25, 2021 —
Expert on the effects of child maltreatment one of seven UM faculty members named among Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
65% of 16- to 21-year-old Manitobans willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine
May 26, 2021 —
'What the study results do is really help public health with messaging and communication'
Gold Leaf Prize recognizes excellence
May 23, 2019 —
Professor Tracie Afifi, an international child maltreatment and mental health researcher, and advocate for children’s rights, has received the Gold Leaf Prize for Outstanding Achievements by an Early Career Investigator