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News from the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. https://umanitoba.ca/health-sciences/

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The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry has received more than $6.1 million in federal funding to improve access to care for marginalized Manitobans and provide students with experience in caring for underserved populations.
UM dental college receives $6.1M in federal funding for access to care projects
The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry has received more than $6.1 million in federal funding to improve access to care for marginalized Manitobans and provide students with experience in caring
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December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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New research shows that a stronger genetic predisposition to depression may predict relapse and greater disability in MS. The University of Manitoba-led study could pave the way for more personalized treatment strategies. news.umanitoba.ca/genetic-clue... @umanitoba.bsky.social
Genetic clues: Can depression risk predict MS progression?
Researchers in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are exploring whether a person’s genetic risk for depression can help predict how multiple sclerosis (
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November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nano and Cell Imaging Facility has a new home on the Bannatyne campus! The facility has moved from CancerCare Manitoba’s building to the department of physiology and pathophysiology’s area on the fourth floor of the Basic Medical Sciences Building.
Nano and Cell Imaging Facility now on Bannatyne campus
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nano and Cell Imaging Facility (NCIF) has a new home on the Bannatyne campus. After three years of planning and renovations, the facility has moved from CancerCa
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November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Elder Charlotte Nolin, a two-spirit Elder-in-residence at Ongomiizwin, noted this was the first time the faculty held a Transgender Day of Remembrance event.
Rady community honours transgender lives
More than 60 faculty, staff, students and community members attended a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 20. Part of Trans Awareness Month in Canada, the day is o
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November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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More than 60 faculty, staff, students and community members attended a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 20.
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Rady community honours transgender lives
More than 60 faculty, staff, students and community members attended a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the Bannatyne campus on Nov. 20. Part of Trans Awareness Month in Canada, the day is o
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November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Dr. Charles Bernstein, distinguished professor of internal medicine at the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine, led the first global study on health-care spending for IBD, revealing critical gaps in diagnosis, treatment and access to care. news.umanitoba.ca/global-gaps-...
Global gaps in inflammatory bowel disease care revealed in study led by UM
In the 1990s, Dr. Charles Bernstein, distinguished professor of internal medicine at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Max Rady College of Medicine, found that Canada had the highest rates of inf
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November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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The annual Graduate Studies Open House at the UM’s Bannatyne campus gave students a chance to explore graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty
First-year undergraduate student Raeesa Hoque joined dozens of peers on UM’s Bannatyne campus on Nov. 14 to explore graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.  Hoque
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November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Can art change the way we understand chronic illness? For Jen Sebring, a PhD candidate at the University of Manitoba's College of Community and Global Health, the answer is yes.

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Turning illness into art: PhD student uses art to transform chronic care
Most people wouldn’t think of art to address chronic illness. But for Jen Sebring, a PhD candidate at the College of Community and Global Health (CCGH) in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, art be
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November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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University of Manitoba PhD candidate Nitesh Sanghai has been awarded the Mitacs Innovation Award for co-inventing an aspiring new drug candidate for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. #MedSky #ALS @umanitoba.bsky.social
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M chemist earns award for work on new drug candidate for treating Lou Gehrig’s disease
A University of Manitoba PhD candidate with a dramatic life story has been awarded the Mitacs Innovation Award for co-inventing an aspiring new drug candidate for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosi
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November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Take Our Kids to Work Day at the University of Manitoba Bannatyne campus on November 5 brought 50 Grade 9 students together to explore future health professions and the biomedical sciences through hands-on activities.

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Grade 9 students explore health careers at Rady Faculty’s Take Our Kids to Work Day
When Rafael D’Giovanni-Rotband grows up, he wants to be a dentist just like his dad, Leonardo Stoliar Rotband. Stoliar Rotband, who worked as a general dentist and endodontist in Brazil, is now a f
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November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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"We know more about the surface of Mars than we do about women's brain health," speaker Dr. Jennifer Rabin from U of T said at the recent Equity Symposium held by Rady-supported group WISDOM. #MedSky #wisdom
Women must be equitably included in health research, WISDOM speakers say
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. The field of neuroscience has a particularly mal
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November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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On Nov. 6, 127 students graduated from the Rady Faculty’s occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy and physician assistant studies programs at Bannatyne campus.
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New Rady grads encouraged to stay curious, inspire others
New graduates from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine celebrated at fall convocation Nov. 6 at Bannatyn
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November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A study of how cannabis legalization has impacted vulnerable youth in Manitoba, led by #MCHPResearch's Dr. Tamara Taillieu, is one of five projects by early-career @um-radyfhs.bsky.social researchers awarded #ResearchManitoba New Investigator Operating Grant funding
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Early-career Rady researchers awarded New Investigator grants
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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November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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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. We recently spoke to her about this experience.
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Respiratory therapy student looks at effects of vaping on lung capacity
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
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November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Dr. Julie Lajoie, virologist and assistant professor of Max Rady College of Medicine at UM speaks with host Marcy Markusa about what Canada losing its measles elimination status means and why vaccination is crucial.

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CBC: Canada at risk of losing measles elimination status
Dr. Julie Lajoie, Virologist and assistant professor of Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba speaks with host Marcy Markusa about what Canada losing its measles elimination statu
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Thirty-one pharmacy students from the second-, third- and fourth-year classes at the University of Manitoba's College of Pharmacy were recognized for their academic achievements at the college's annual Academic Awards Ceremony.
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Pharmacy students awarded more than $70k in scholarships at annual ceremony
Despite a demanding third-year schedule, Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student Katie Leppky finds time to coach youth soccer.    Her community involvement, student council work and GPA above&n
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October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Dr. Michelle Driedger, professor in the department of community health sciences at UM, said there are a number of reasons that people may not get immunized. With the growth of anti-vaccination rhetoric, it becomes more challenging to ensure people aren’t caught in misinformation. #measles
CBC News: Nearly 90% of Manitoba’s reported measles cases involved unvaccinated patients: public health
Nearly nine in every 10 reported measles cases in Manitoba since February involved patients who didn't have a single vaccine dose, according to the province's data. Dr. Michelle Driedger, professor in
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October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Manitoba sees over 3,500 strokes per year. With cases expected to rise, awareness and innovation are critical. On #WorldStrokeDay, we’re proud to highlight Dr. Nishita Singh, Heart & Stroke & @researchmb.bsky.social Chair in Clinical Stroke Research, shaping stroke care for Manitobans and beyond.
Dr. Nishita Singh (center) at announcement of her new position in the Max Rady College of Medicine.
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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On October 16, students from the University of Manitoba's Rady Faculty of Health Sciences gathered at the Bannatyne campus for an interprofessional education event aimed at fostering collaboration across health-care disciplines. news.umanitoba.ca/interprofess... @umanitoba.bsky.social
Interprofessional Rady Faculty student event highlights collaboration across health-care disciplines
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 foste
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October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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What started as an online search in Bangladesh brought Md. Abdul Aziz to UM's College of Pharmacy, and led to a prestigious 2025 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for his PhD research on mental health and medication use. news.umanitoba.ca/pharmacy-phd... @umanitoba.bsky.social
Pharmacy PhD student awarded prestigious Vanier scholarship
While in Bangladesh, Md. Abdul Aziz searched online for top pharmacy schools in Canada.  He had just completed his master's degree in clinical pharmacy and pharmacology at Noakhali Science and Te
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October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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We know that exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb increases a person’s risk of lung diseases. Jaypee Aguilar, who received funding from @researchmb.bsky.social, asked the research question, “How does the mom’s smoking get relayed to the developing child?
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Rady grad student profile: Jaypee Aguilar investigates amniotic fluid’s effect on lung cells
In 2022, Jaypee Aguilar was working in a research role at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The UM biochemistry grad enjoyed the job, but it wasn’t fulfilling his interest in biomedical science. When he
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October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The College of Nursing welcomed 97 new nurses to the profession this week. The college also saw 28 students from its graduate programs cross the convocation stage.
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New nurses ready to “dive right in”
When Judah Chepil was 16 and working at a nursing home, he saw the caring nature of nurses firsthand and knew that was the career for him. Today, the 22-year-old is excited to be starting his nursing
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October 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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The University of Manitoba and Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are providing emergency funding to keep the Sex Worker Outreach Program running in Nairobi, Kenya, following United States funding cuts. The program’s clinics serve about 50,000 patients. #MedSky #HIV
UM helps keep HIV program in Kenya running following U.S. funding cuts
Joyce Adhiambo has lived with HIV for the past 24 years, and she depends on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to keep her alive. She was shocked when she found out that United States President Donald Trump�
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October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Dr. Ji Hyun Ko has been researching transcranial electrical stimulation as a way to slow down the progression of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Dr. Jo Ann Unger rappelled down the side of HSC Children’s Hospital dressed as Bat Girl. It was part of The Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba’s Suspended Superheroes event. She is raising money for the department of clinical health psychology’s new endowed professorship in child psychology.
Rady Faculty ‘superhero’ raises money for new CHP professorship
Dr. Jo Ann Unger donned a cape and became a superhero for a day. She wasn’t fighting crime, but instead, she was raising money for the department of clinical health psychology’s new endowed profes
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October 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM